CVE-2015-8714

MEDIUM 5.5CVE-2015-8714 · Published 04/01/2016 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2015-8714 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability affecting wireshark (wireshark).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 1.5%, higher than 74.6% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
wireshark wireshark	`= 1.12.0= 1.12.1= 1.12.2= 1.12.3= 1.12.4= 1.12.5= 1.12.6= 1.12.7= 1.12.8`	No fix yet

Description

The dissect_dcom_OBJREF function in epan/dissectors/packet-dcom.c in the DCOM dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.9 does not initialize a certain IPv4 data structure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.

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Package

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wireshark

= 1.12.0= 1.12.1= 1.12.2= 1.12.3= 1.12.4= 1.12.5= 1.12.6= 1.12.7= 1.12.8

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