CVE-2015-8725 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via stack-based buffer overflow in Wireshark's DIAMETER dissector by sending crafted packets.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2015-8725?
CVE-2015-8725 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Wireshark Wireshark, published on 4 Jan 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The dissect_diameter_base_framed_ipv6_prefix function in epan/dissectors/packet-diameter.c in the DIAMETER dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.9 and 2.0.x before 2.0.1 does not validate the IPv6 prefix length, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer overflow and application crash) via a crafted packet.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-8725?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wireshark Wireshark.
How do I fix CVE-2015-8725?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2015-8725 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2015-8725 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Wireshark Wireshark
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8725, GHSA-5h6q-vfmh-g5jp, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8725.