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CVE-2015-8725

CVE-2015-8725

EPSS 5.5%
The dissect_diameter_base_framed_ipv6_prefix function in epan/dissectors/packet-diameter.c in the DIAMETER dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.9 and 2.0.x before 2.0.1 does not validate the IPv6 prefix length, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer overflow and application crash) via a crafted packet.
Affected products
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public PoCs found — 1
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References
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11792https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=aaa28a9d39158ca1033bbd3372cf423abbf4f202https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-05http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3505http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79382http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034551http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-43.html