CVE-2015-8723

wireshark: 802.11 decryption crash (wnpa-sec-2015-42)

Published Jan 4, 2016 CVSS 3.0 · 5.5 Medium EPSS 4.7% KEV · Not listed
Description
The AirPDcapPacketProcess function in epan/crypt/airpdcap.c in the 802.11 dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.9 and 2.0.x before 2.0.1 does not validate the relationship between the total length and the capture length, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer overflow and application crash) via a crafted packet.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3505-1 wireshark security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-8600 The AirPDcapPacketProcess function in epan/crypt/airpdcap.c in the 802.11 dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.9 and 2.0.x before 2.0.1 does not validate the relationship between the total length and the capture length, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer overflow and application crash) via a crafted packet.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 8:29 AM
Reserved
Jan 3, 2016, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jan 4, 2016, 5:59 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:35 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Dec 29, 2015, 12:00 AM