CVE-2015-8711

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    CVE-2015-8711

    Published: 4 Jan 2016Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

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

    Affected packages

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    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High