UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8715

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8715

    Published: 4 Jan 2016Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2015-8715

    Summary:

    Details: epan/dissectors/packet-alljoyn.c in the AllJoyn dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.9 does not check for empty arguments, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted packet.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8715, https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=40caff2d1fb08262c84aaaa8ac584baa8866dd7c, https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11607, http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-34.html, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8715

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: wireshark

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+g01b65bf-4+deb8u11ubuntu0.14.04.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u11ubuntu0.14.04.1

    Affected versions

    1.10.2-1
    1.10.3-1
    1.10.5-1ubuntu1
    1.10.5-2
    1.10.6-1

    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