CVE-2015-8729

MediumCVSS 5.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 5.5/10CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-20

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Jan 4, 2016
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2015-8729: Medium severity, CVSS 5.5 | Vulnix