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
|
References
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
Quick Actions
CVSS Severity Scale
0.0 - 3.9
LOW
4.0 - 6.9
MEDIUM
7.0 - 8.9
HIGH
9.0 - 10.0
CRITICAL