VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2015-8725

CVSS score5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability5.16%
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 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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation
  • CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Primary references