Bug 1296061 – CVE-2015-8717 wireshark: SDP dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2015-36)

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Bug 1296061 - (CVE-2015-8717) CVE-2015-8717 wireshark: SDP dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2015-36)

Summary:	CVE-2015-8717 wireshark: SDP dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2015-36)

Status:	CLOSED WONTFIX

Aliases:	CVE-2015-8717

Product:	Security Response
Classification:	Other
Component:	vulnerability (Show other bugs)
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Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All Linux

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Keywords:	Security

Depends On:	1296097
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Reported:	2016-01-06 05:03 EST by Martin Prpič
Modified:	2016-01-06 06:54 EST (History)
CC List:	4 users (show)

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Fixed In Version:	wireshark 1.12.9
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Last Closed:	2016-01-06 05:28:50 EST
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Description Martin Prpič 2016-01-06 05:03:51 EST

It was reported that Wireshark's SDP dissector 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: 1.12.9.

External References:

https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-36

Comment 1 Martin Prpič 2016-01-06 05:25:31 EST

Created wireshark tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 1296097]

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