VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2015-8741

CVSS score5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability1.41%
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_ppi function in epan/dissectors/packet-ppi.c in the PPI dissector in Wireshark 2.0.x before 2.0.1 does not initialize a packet-header data structure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

Primary references