CVE-2015-8730 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Wireshark versions 1.12.x before 1.12.9 and 2.0.x before 2.0.1, specifically within the NBAP dissector. An attacker could trigger an invalid read operation and application crash by crafting a malicious packet that exploits the dissector's failure to validate the number of items. This vulnerability has a CVSS v3 score of 5.5 (Medium), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, requiring user interaction, and resulting in high availability impact. While there is no evidence of active exploitation, a proof-of-concept exploit (EDB-38999) exists, but the vulnerability has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| 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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