CVE-2015-8724 The AirPDcapDecryptWPABroadcastKey function in epan/crypt/airpdcap.c in the 802.11 dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.9 and 2.0.x bef

What is CVE-2015-8724?

CVE-2015-8724 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wireshark Wireshark, published on 4 Jan 2016.

Official description

The AirPDcapDecryptWPABroadcastKey function in epan/crypt/airpdcap.c in the 802.11 dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.9 and 2.0.x before 2.0.1 does not verify the WPA broadcast key length, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted packet.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-8724?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Wireshark Wireshark.

How do I fix CVE-2015-8724?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2015-8724 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2015-8724 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

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All Wireshark Wireshark vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8724, GHSA-2wg5-rphj-mv3r, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8724.