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CVSSv2

CVE-2015-8741

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
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Vulnerability Summary

The dissect_ppi function in epan/dissectors/packet-ppi.c in the PPI dissector in Wireshark 2.0.x prior to 2.0.1 does not initialize a packet-header data structure, which allows remote malicious users to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.

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Red Hat: CVE-2015-8741
The dissect_ppi function in epan/dissectors/packet-ppic in the PPI dissector in Wireshark 20x before 201 does not initialize a packet-header data structure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet ...

References

CWE-20http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-59.htmlhttps://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11876https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-05http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034551https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2290eba5cb25f927f9142680193ac1158d35506ehttps://nvd.nist.govhttps://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2015-8741
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