CVE-2015-8725 EXPLOIT
5.5
MEDIUM · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 5.2% (pctl 92)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
The dissect_diameter_base_framed_ipv6_prefix function in epan/dissectors/packet-diameter.c in the DIAMETER dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.9 and 2.0.x before 2.0.1 does not validate the IPv6 prefix length, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer overflow and application crash) via a crafted packet.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.5 (MEDIUM, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| EPSS | 5.23% — more likely to be exploited than 92% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-20 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2016-01-04 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| wireshark | wireshark |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Wireshark - dissect_diameter_base_framed_ipv6_prefix Stack Buffer Overflow | 2015-12-16 |
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3505
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79382
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034551
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-43.html
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11792
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=aaa28a9d39158ca1033bbd3372cf423abbf4f202
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-05
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3505
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79382
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034551
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-43.html
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11792
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=aaa28a9d39158ca1033bbd3372cf423abbf4f202
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-05
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