CVE-2015-8729
moderate-risk
Published 2016-01-04
The ascend_seek function in wiretap/ascendtext.c in the Ascend file parser in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.9 and 2.0.x before 2.0.1 does not ensure the presence of a '\0' character at the end of a date string, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted file.
Do I need to act?
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0.89% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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1 public exploit available
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
5
CVSS 5.5/10
Medium
LOCAL
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (10)
Affected Vendors
References (16)
Vendor Advisory
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-47.html
Vendor Advisory
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-47.html
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/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity
18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability
10/34 · Low
Exposure
16/34 · Moderate