CVE-2015-8717

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    CVE-2015-8717

    Published: 4 Jan 2016Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: The dissect_sdp function in epan/dissectors/packet-sdp.c in the SDP dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.9 does not prevent use of a negative media count, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.

    References: http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3505, http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-36.html, https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-05, https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=9887, http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.html, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79816, http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034551, https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2ddd92b6f8f587325b9e14598658626f3a007c5c

    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