wireshark: MP2T file parser crash (wnpa-sec-2015-55)
Published Jan 4, 2016
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.35%
Description
The mp2t_open function in wiretap/mp2t.c in the MP2T file parser in Wireshark 2.0.x before 2.0.1 does not validate the bit rate, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and application crash) via a crafted file.
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 | 1.35% (0.01349) | 70.47th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.35% (0.01349) | 67.73th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.33% (0.00333) | 53.96th | 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-2015-55.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8737 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11821 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1296086 Issue Tracking
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e3fc691368af60bbbaec9e038ee6a6d3b7707955 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8737
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-05 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8737
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-55
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034551 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-55.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8737 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11821 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1296086 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e3fc691368af60bbbaec9e038ee6a6d3b7707955 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8737 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-05 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8737 | ||
| https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-55 |
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