4.3
CVSSv2

CVE-2015-8719

Published: 04/01/2016 Updated: 07/11/2023
CVSS v2 Base Score: 4.3 | Impact Score: 2.9 | Exploitability Score: 8.6
CVSS v3 Base Score: 5.5 | Impact Score: 3.6 | Exploitability Score: 1.8
VMScore: 383
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Vulnerability Summary

The dissect_dns_answer function in epan/dissectors/packet-dns.c in the DNS dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x prior to 1.12.9 mishandles the EDNS0 Client Subnet option, which allows remote malicious users to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.

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wireshark wireshark 1.12.4

wireshark wireshark 1.12.5

wireshark wireshark 1.12.0

wireshark wireshark 1.12.2

wireshark wireshark 1.12.1

wireshark wireshark 1.12.7

wireshark wireshark 1.12.6

wireshark wireshark 1.12.3

wireshark wireshark 1.12.8

Vendor Advisories

Multiple vulnerabilities were discovered in the dissectors/parsers for Pcapng, NBAP, UMTS FP, DCOM, AllJoyn, T38, SDP, NLM, DNS, BED, SCTP, 80211, DIAMETER, VeriWave, RVSP, ANSi A, GSM A, Ascend, NBAP, ZigBee ZCL and Sniffer which could result in denial of service For the oldstable distribution (wheezy), these problems have been fixed in version ...
The dissect_dns_answer function in epan/dissectors/packet-dnsc in the DNS dissector in Wireshark 112x before 1129 mishandles the EDNS0 Client Subnet option, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet ...