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CVE-2015-8740

CVE-2015-8740

EPSS 7.1%
The dissect_tds7_colmetadata_token function in epan/dissectors/packet-tds.c in the TDS dissector in Wireshark 2.0.x before 2.0.1 does not validate the number of columns, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer overflow and application crash) via a crafted packet.
Affected products
n/a · n/a
public PoCs found — 1
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References
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11846https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e78093f69f1e95df919bbe644baa06c7e4e720c0https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-05http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79382http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034551http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-58.html