CVE-2015-8720
The dissect_ber_GeneralizedTime function in epan/dissectors/packet-ber.c in the BER dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.9 and 2.0.x before 2.0.1 improperly checks an sscanf return value, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.
| Software | From | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| wireshark / wireshark | 1.12.4 | 1.12.4.x |
| wireshark / wireshark | 1.12.5 | 1.12.5.x |
| wireshark / wireshark | 1.12.0 | 1.12.0.x |
| wireshark / wireshark | 1.12.2 | 1.12.2.x |
| wireshark / wireshark | 1.12.1 | 1.12.1.x |
| wireshark / wireshark | 1.12.7 | 1.12.7.x |
| wireshark / wireshark | 1.12.6 | 1.12.6.x |
| wireshark / wireshark | 1.12.3 | 1.12.3.x |
| wireshark / wireshark | 1.12.8 | 1.12.8.x |
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3505
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79814
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034551
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-39.html
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=921bb07115fbffc081ec56a5022b4a9d58db6d39
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=921bb07115fbffc081ec56a5022b4a9d58db6d39
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-05
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