wireshark: NWP dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2015-52)
Published Jan 4, 2016
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.41%
Description
The dissect_nwp function in epan/dissectors/packet-nwp.c in the NWP dissector in Wireshark 2.0.x before 2.0.1 mishandles the packet type, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
wireshark
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
wireshark
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
wireshark
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | wireshark | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | wireshark | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | wireshark | Not affected | 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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.41% (0.01407) | 71.63th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.41% (0.01407) | 69.01th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.13% (0.00133) | 30.43th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.23% (0.00227) | 61.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 14, 2024 | 0.23% (0.00227) | 61.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.23% (0.00227) | 59.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (10)
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034551 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-52.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8734 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11726 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1296083 Issue Tracking
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=9b2c889abe0219fc162659e106c5b95deb6268f3 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8734
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-05 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8734
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-52
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034551 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-52.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8734 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11726 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1296083 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=9b2c889abe0219fc162659e106c5b95deb6268f3 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8734 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-05 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8734 | ||
| https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-52 |
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