Security Advisory
CVE-2015-8714
5.5
MEDIUM
Vulnerability Description
The dissect_dcom_OBJREF function in epan/dissectors/packet-dcom.c in the DCOM dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.9 does not initialize a certain IPv4 data structure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.
Published Date
January 4, 2016
Official Source
NIST NVD Advisory