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CVE-2015-8721
Published: Jan 4, 2016
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-40.html
x_refsource_CONFIRM
DSA-3505
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11548
x_refsource_CONFIRM
79814
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
GLSA-201604-05
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_GENTOO
1034551
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
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