CVE-2015-8715 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the AllJoyn dissector of Wireshark versions 1.12.x prior to 1.12.9. A remote attacker can trigger an infinite loop by sending a specially crafted packet that exploits the dissector's failure to check for empty arguments. This vulnerability has a medium severity CVSS score of 5.5, indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, requiring user interaction, and resulting in high availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.12.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.12.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.12.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.12.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.12.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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