CVE-2015-8727 Use after free in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via a crafted packet due to a use-after-free error in the RSVP dissector.
- 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-2015-8727?
CVE-2015-8727 is a medium-severity use after free 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_rsvp_common function in epan/dissectors/packet-rsvp.c in the RSVP dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.9 and 2.0.x before 2.0.1 does not properly maintain request-key data, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and application crash) via a crafted packet.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-8727?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wireshark Wireshark.
How do I fix CVE-2015-8727?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2015-8727 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2015-8727 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Wireshark Wireshark
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8727, GHSA-8rvv-cjfc-5wj7, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8727.