CVE-2015-8729 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2015-8729 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 04/01/2016 | CVE Updated: 06/08/2024 | CVE Year: 2015
Source: mitre | Vendor: n/a | Product: n/a
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2015-8729 Description

The ascend_seek function in wiretap/ascendtext.c in the Ascend file parser in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.9 and 2.0.x before 2.0.1 does not ensure the presence of a \'\0\' character at the end of a date string, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted file.

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CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: n/a
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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).