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CVE-2015-8731

Published: 4 January 2016

The dissct_rsl_ipaccess_msg function in epan/dissectors/packet-rsl.c in the RSL dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.9 and 2.0.x before 2.0.1 does not reject unknown TLV types, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted packet.

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
wireshark
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Not vulnerable

bionic Not vulnerable

precise Ignored
(end of life)
trusty
Released (1.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u11ubuntu0.14.04.1)
upstream Needs triage

wily Ignored
(end of life)
xenial Not vulnerable
(2.0.2+ga16e22e-1)
yakkety Ignored
(end of life)
zesty Ignored
(end of life)
vivid Ignored
(end of life)

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 5.5
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H