Security Advisory
CVE-2015-8722
5.5
MEDIUM
Vulnerability Description
epan/dissectors/packet-sctp.c in the SCTP dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.9 and 2.0.x before 2.0.1 does not validate the frame pointer, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted packet.
Published Date
January 4, 2016
Official Source
NIST NVD Advisory