VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2015-8723
CVSS score5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability4.67%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2016-01-04
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Description
The AirPDcapPacketProcess 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 validate the relationship between the total length and the capture length, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer overflow and application crash) via a crafted packet.
Weakness classification
- CWE-20: Improper Input Validation
- CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer