CVE-2015-8737 Information

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.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Reference

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034551 http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-55.html https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11821 https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=e3fc691368af60bbbaec9e038ee6a6d3b7707955 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-05

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

5.5