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CVE-2015-8741
Published: Jan 4, 2016
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
The dissect_ppi function in epan/dissectors/packet-ppi.c in the PPI dissector in Wireshark 2.0.x before 2.0.1 does not initialize a packet-header data structure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-59.html
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https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11876
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GLSA-201604-05
vendor-advisory
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1034551
vdb-entry
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