wireshark: Sniffer file parser crash (wnpa-sec-2015-51)
Published Jan 4, 2016
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 4.15%
Description
The ngsniffer_process_record function in wiretap/ngsniffer.c in the Sniffer file parser in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.9 and 2.0.x before 2.0.1 does not validate the relationships between record lengths and record header lengths, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted file.
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 (17 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.15% (0.04152) | 90.54th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 4.15% (0.04152) | 90.41th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 6.10% (0.06103) | 93.19th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 4.15% (0.04152) | 90.19th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 6.10% (0.06103) | 93.04th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 4.15% (0.04152) | 90.14th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 6.10% (0.06103) | 92.99th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 4.15% (0.04152) | 90.08th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 6.10% (0.06103) | 92.96th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.36% (0.04362) | 89.96th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.63% (0.01627) | 80.59th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.30% (0.00304) | 70.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.30% (0.00304) | 68.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.30% (0.00304) | 64.96th | 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/79814 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034551 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-51.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8733 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11827 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1296082 Issue Tracking
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=53a3e53fce30523d11ab3df319fba7b75d63076f x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8733
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-05 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8733
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-51
| 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/79814 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034551 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-51.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8733 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11827 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1296082 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=53a3e53fce30523d11ab3df319fba7b75d63076f | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8733 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-05 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8733 | ||
| https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-51 |
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