CVE-2015-8735
mediumpriority · track · 33EPSS 0.041 · 91 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
The get_value function in epan/dissectors/packet-btatt.c in the Bluetooth Attribute (aka BT ATT) dissector in Wireshark 2.0.x before 2.0.1 uses an incorrect integer data type, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid write operation and application crash) via a crafted packet.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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exploits (1)
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- EDB-38998Wireshark - memcpy 'get_value / dissect_btatt' SIGSEGVfunctional · exploit_db
affected products (2)
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also known as (3)
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sources
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references (15)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-53.htmlcnnvd
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11817cnnvd
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=83bad0215dae54e77d34f8b187900125f672366ecnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79382enisa_euvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034551enisa_euvd
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-53.htmlenisa_euvd
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11817enisa_euvd
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=83bad0215dae54e77d34f8b187900125f672366eenisa_euvd
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