CVE-2015-8726
wireshark: VeriWave file parser crashes (wnpa-sec-2015-44)
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 2.0
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Published · December 29, 2015
Updated · June 27, 2026
Description
wiretap/vwr.c in the VeriWave file parser in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.9 and 2.0.x before 2.0.1 does not validate certain signature and Modulation and Coding Scheme (MCS) data, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted file.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 2.0 · 4.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CWE-1286 · Improper Validation of Syntactic Correctness of Input