Security Advisory
CVE-2015-8726
5.5
MEDIUM
Vulnerability Description
wiretap/vwr.c in the VeriWave file parser in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.9 and 2.0.x before 2.0.1 does not validate certain signature and Modulation and Coding Scheme (MCS) data, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted file.
Published Date
January 4, 2016
Official Source
NIST NVD Advisory