wireshark: SCTP dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2015-41)
Published Jan 4, 2016
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.72%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 1.12.0
- 1.12.1
- 1.12.2
- 1.12.3
- 1.12.4
- 1.12.5
- 1.12.6
- 1.12.7
- 1.12.8
- 2.0.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
wireshark
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
wireshark
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
wireshark
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | wireshark | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | wireshark | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | wireshark | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (18 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.72% (0.01716) | 76.60th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 1.72% (0.01716) | 76.43th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 2.91% (0.02909) | 86.33th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 1.72% (0.01716) | 75.92th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 2.91% (0.02909) | 86.03th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 1.72% (0.01716) | 75.80th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 2.91% (0.02909) | 85.94th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 1.72% (0.01716) | 75.67th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 2.91% (0.02909) | 85.89th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.72% (0.01716) | 74.38th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.11% (0.00111) | 27.04th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.16% (0.00160) | 53.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 26, 2024 | 0.16% (0.00160) | 52.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.16% (0.00160) | 50.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.78% (0.01776) | 76.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.78% (0.01776) | 76.81th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.78% (0.01776) | 74.78th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.78% (0.01776) | 53.99th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (14)
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3505 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79814 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034551 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-41.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8722 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11767 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1296066 Issue Tracking
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=1b32d505a59475d51d9b2bed5f0869d2d154e8b6 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2259bf8a827088081bef101f98e4983de8aa8099 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8722
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-05 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8722
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-41
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