Bug 1296062 – CVE-2015-8718 wireshark: NLM dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2015-37)

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Bug 1296062 - (CVE-2015-8718) CVE-2015-8718 wireshark: NLM dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2015-37)

Summary:	CVE-2015-8718 wireshark: NLM dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2015-37)

Status:	CLOSED WONTFIX

Aliases:	CVE-2015-8718

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 05:04 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 2.0.1, 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 05:04:09 EST

It was reported that Wireshark's NLM 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: 2.0.1, 1.12.9.

External References:

https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-37

Comment 1 Martin Prpič 2016-01-06 05:25:37 EST

Created wireshark tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 1296097]

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