wireshark: ANSI A & GSM A dissector crashes (wnpa-sec-2015-46)
Published Jan 4, 2016
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 4.73%
Description
The Mobile Identity parser in (1) epan/dissectors/packet-ansi_a.c in the ANSI A dissector and (2) epan/dissectors/packet-gsm_a_common.c in the GSM A dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.9 and 2.0.x before 2.0.1 improperly uses the tvb_bcd_dig_to_wmem_packet_str function, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow 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 (19 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.73% (0.04731) | 91.57th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 4.73% (0.04731) | 91.44th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 6.95% (0.06948) | 93.90th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 4.73% (0.04731) | 91.25th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 6.95% (0.06948) | 93.76th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 4.73% (0.04731) | 91.20th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 6.95% (0.06948) | 93.72th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 4.73% (0.04731) | 91.15th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 6.95% (0.06948) | 93.69th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.97% (0.04970) | 91.05th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.99% (0.00988) | 74.82th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.08% (0.02075) | 73.29th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.99% (0.00988) | 75.28th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.30% (0.00305) | 70.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.30% (0.00305) | 68.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.30% (0.00305) | 65.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.68% (0.03682) | 85.02th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.68% (0.03682) | 83.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.68% (0.03682) | 66.64th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (13)
- 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/79382 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034551 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-46.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8728 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11797 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1296075 Issue Tracking
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=15edc8d714b11dcff3a04e5d00b8db9adfdb81ed x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8728
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-05 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8728
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-46
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| 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/79382 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034551 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-46.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8728 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11797 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1296075 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=15edc8d714b11dcff3a04e5d00b8db9adfdb81ed | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8728 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-05 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8728 | ||
| https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-46 |
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