CVE-2015-8721

CVSS 5.5 - MEDIUM
Description

Buffer overflow in the tvb_uncompress function in epan/tvbuff_zlib.c in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.9 and 2.0.x before 2.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet with zlib compression.

Affected Products
9
Vendor Product Version
wireshark wireshark 1.12.0
wireshark wireshark 1.12.1
wireshark wireshark 1.12.2
wireshark wireshark 1.12.3
wireshark wireshark 1.12.4
wireshark wireshark 1.12.5
wireshark wireshark 1.12.6
wireshark wireshark 1.12.7
wireshark wireshark 1.12.8
Weakness Types
CWE-20
CVE Information
CVE ID:
CVE-2015-8721
Published:
2016-01-04
Modified:
2026-05-06
CVSS Score:
5.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Vector:
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Vendors
wireshark
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CVSS Severity Scale
0.0 - 3.9 LOW
4.0 - 6.9 MEDIUM
7.0 - 8.9 HIGH
9.0 - 10.0 CRITICAL