Bug 1296070 (CVE-2015-8726)

Summary:	CVE-2015-8726 wireshark: VeriWave file parser crashes (wnpa-sec-2015-44)
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	Martin Prpič <mprpic>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Red Hat Product Security <security-response-team>
Status:	CLOSED WONTFIX	QA Contact:
Severity:	medium	Docs Contact:
Priority:	medium
Version:	unspecified	CC:	huzaifas, jrusnack, lemenkov, phatina, rvokal
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Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
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Fixed In Version:	wireshark 2.0.1, wireshark 1.12.9	Doc Type:	Bug Fix
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Bug Depends On:	1296097
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Description Martin Prpič 2016-01-06 10:06:06 UTC

It was reported that Wireshark's VeriWave file parser could crash. It may be possible to make Wireshark crash by injecting a malformed packet onto the wire or by convincing someone to read a malformed packet trace file.

This flaw is fixed in the following Wireshark versions: 2.0.1, 1.12.9.

Upstream bug(s):

https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11791
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11789

External References:

https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-44

Comment 1 Martin Prpič 2016-01-06 10:26:17 UTC

Created wireshark tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 1296097]