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Medium
CVE-2015-8741
The dissect_ppi function in epan/dissectors/packet-ppi.c in the PPI dissector in...
Vulnerability Description
The dissect_ppi function in epan/dissectors/packet-ppi.c in the PPI dissector in Wireshark 2.0.x before 2.0.1 does not initialize a packet-header data structure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-59.html
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2290eba5cb25f927f9142680193ac1158d35506e
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11876
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-05
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034551
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
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Vulnerable Versions:
2.0.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
January 4th, 2016
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.