CVE-2015-8740
mediumpriority · track · 33EPSS 0.067 · 94 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
The dissect_tds7_colmetadata_token function in epan/dissectors/packet-tds.c in the TDS dissector in Wireshark 2.0.x before 2.0.1 does not validate the number of columns, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer overflow and application crash) via a crafted packet.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
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exploits (1)
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- EDB-39003Wireshark - dissect_diameter_base_framed_ipv6_prefix Stack Buffer Overflowfunctional · exploit_db
affected products (2)
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also known as (3)
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sources
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references (15)
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- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-58.htmlcnnvd
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11846cnnvd
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=e78093f69f1e95df919bbe644baa06c7e4e720c0cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79382enisa_euvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034551enisa_euvd
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-58.htmlenisa_euvd
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11846enisa_euvd
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e78093f69f1e95df919bbe644baa06c7e4e720c0enisa_euvd
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