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CVE-2015-8726 Details

Description

wiretap/vwr.c in the VeriWave file parser in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.9 and 2.0.x before 2.0.1 does not validate certain signature and Modulation and Coding Scheme (MCS) data, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted file.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:5.5 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11789	CVE
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11791	CVE
https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=185911de7d337246044c8e99da2f5b4bac74c0d5	CVE
https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b8fa3d463c1bdd9b84c897441e7a5c8ad1f0f292	CVE
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-05	CVE
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3505	CVE
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.html	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79382	CVE
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034551	CVE
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-44.html	CVE	Vendor Advisory
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11789	[email protected]
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11791	[email protected]
https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=185911de7d337246044c8e99da2f5b4bac74c0d5	[email protected]
https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b8fa3d463c1bdd9b84c897441e7a5c8ad1f0f292	[email protected]
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-05	[email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3505	[email protected]
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.html	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79382	[email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034551	[email protected]
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-44.html	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory

see all 20 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-119	Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer	[email protected]
CWE-20	Improper Input Validation	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
wireshark wireshark	1.12.0 1.12.1 1.12.2 1.12.3 1.12.4
CPE cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.6:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.7:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.8:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.0:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Product

Versions

wireshark wireshark

1.12.0

1.12.1

1.12.2

1.12.3

1.12.4

CPE

cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

No remediation found in references.

Change History

11 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
May 6, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 7, 2023	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Dec 7, 2016	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Dec 3, 2016	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 28, 2016	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 15, 2016	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jan 5, 2016	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Jan 5, 2016	Initial Analysis	[email protected]