CVE-2015-8739

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    CVE-2015-8739

    Published: 4 Jan 2016Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: The ipmi_fmt_udpport function in epan/dissectors/packet-ipmi.c in the IPMI dissector in Wireshark 2.0.x before 2.0.1 improperly attempts to access a packet scope, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and application exit) via a crafted packet.

    References: http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-57.html, https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-05, https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11831, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79382, http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034551, https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=96bf82ced0b58c7a4c2a6c300efeebe4f05c0ff4

    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