CVE-2015-8737

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    CVE-2015-8737

    Published: 4 Jan 2016Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: The mp2t_open function in wiretap/mp2t.c in the MP2T file parser in Wireshark 2.0.x before 2.0.1 does not validate the bit rate, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and application crash) via a crafted file.

    References: http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-55.html, https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-05, https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11821, http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034551, https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e3fc691368af60bbbaec9e038ee6a6d3b7707955

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    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