CVE-2015-8732 EXPLOIT
5.5
MEDIUM · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 4.6% (pctl 91)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
The dissect_zcl_pwr_prof_pwrprofstatersp function in epan/dissectors/packet-zbee-zcl-general.c in the ZigBee ZCL dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.9 and 2.0.x before 2.0.1 does not validate the Total Profile Number field, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read 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 | 4.56% — more likely to be exploited than 91% 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_zcl_pwr_prof_pwrprofstatersp Static Out-of-Bounds Read | 2015-12-16 |
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3505
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79382
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034551
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-50.html
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11830
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=9352616ec9742f2ed3d2802d0c8c100d51ca410b
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=eb0c034f6e4cdbf5ae36dd9ba8e2743630b7bd38
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-05
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3505
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79382
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034551
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-50.html
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11830
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=9352616ec9742f2ed3d2802d0c8c100d51ca410b
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=eb0c034f6e4cdbf5ae36dd9ba8e2743630b7bd38
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-05
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