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CVE-2015-8711 Detail

Description

epan/dissectors/packet-nbap.c in the NBAP dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.9 and 2.0.x before 2.0.1 does not validate conversation data, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted packet.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3505 CVE, MITRE
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.html CVE, MITRE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79814 CVE, MITRE
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034551 CVE, MITRE
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-31.html CVE, MITRE Vendor Advisory 
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11602 CVE, MITRE
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11835 CVE, MITRE
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11841 CVE, MITRE
https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=23379ae3624df82c170f48e5bb3250a97ec61c13 CVE, MITRE
https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=5b4ada17723ed8af7e85cb48d537437ed614e417 CVE, MITRE
https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=5bf565690ad9f0771196d8fa237aa37fae3bb7cc CVE, MITRE
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-05 CVE, MITRE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2015-8711
NVD Published Date:
01/04/2016
NVD Last Modified:
04/12/2025
Source:
MITRE