CVE-2015-8728

wireshark: ANSI A & GSM A dissector crashes (wnpa-sec-2015-46)

Published Jan 4, 2016 CVSS 3.0 · 5.5 Medium EPSS 4.7% KEV · Not listed
Description
The Mobile Identity parser in (1) epan/dissectors/packet-ansi_a.c in the ANSI A dissector and (2) epan/dissectors/packet-gsm_a_common.c in the GSM A dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.9 and 2.0.x before 2.0.1 improperly uses the tvb_bcd_dig_to_wmem_packet_str function, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and application crash) via a crafted packet.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3505-1 wireshark security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-8605 The Mobile Identity parser in (1) epan/dissectors/packet-ansi_a.c in the ANSI A dissector and (2) epan/dissectors/packet-gsm_a_common.c in the GSM A dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.9 and 2.0.x before 2.0.1 improperly uses the tvb_bcd_dig_to_wmem_packet_str function, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and application crash) via a crafted packet.
History

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Weaknesses

Sources

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