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CVE-2015-8729
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…
Medium5.5EPSS 4.1%
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 4.1% · top 9.2% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.5.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (8)
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=338da1c0ea0b2f8595d3a7b6d6c9548f7da3e27b (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 79382 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- DSA-3505 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- GLSA-201604-05 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11794 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-47.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 1034551 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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