CVE-2015-8729

Wireshark - ascend_seek Static Out-of-Bounds Read

Severity Score

5.5

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

The ascend_seek function in wiretap/ascendtext.c in the Ascend file parser in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.9 and 2.0.x before 2.0.1 does not ensure the presence of a '\0' character at the end of a date string, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted file.

La función ascend_seek en wiretap/ascendtext.c en el analizador de archivo Ascend en Wireshark 1.12.x en versiones anteriores a 1.12.9 y 2.0.x en versiones anteriores a 2.0.1 no asegura la presencia de de un caracter '\0' al final de una cadena fecha, lo que permite a atacantes remotos provocar una denegación de servicio (lectura fuera de rango y caída de aplicación) a través de un archivo manipulado.

Multiple vulnerabilities were discovered in the dissectors/parsers for Pcapng, NBAP, UMTS FP, DCOM, AllJoyn, T.38, SDP, NLM, DNS, BED, SCTP, 802.11, DIAMETER, VeriWave, RVSP, ANSi A, GSM A, Ascend, NBAP, ZigBee ZCL and Sniffer which could result in denial of service.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2015-12-16 First Exploit
2016-01-03 CVE Reserved
2016-01-04 CVE Published
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

CAPEC

References (9)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.html	X_refsource_confirm
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79382	Vdb Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034551	Vdb Entry
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11794	X_refsource_confirm
https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=338da1c0ea0b2f8595d3a7b6d6c9548f7da3e27b	X_refsource_confirm

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39001	2015-12-16

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3505	2023-11-07
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-47.html	2023-11-07
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-05	2023-11-07

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.12.0 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.12.0"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.12.1 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.12.1"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.12.2 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.12.2"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.12.3 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.12.3"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.12.4 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.12.4"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.12.5 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.12.5"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.12.6 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.12.6"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.12.7 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.12.7"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.12.8 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.12.8"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				2.0.0 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "2.0.0"		-		Affected