CVE-2015-8712
Moderate
CVE-2015-8712
The dissect_hsdsch_channel_info function in epan/dissectors/packet-umts_fp.c in the UMTS FP dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.9 does not validate the number of PDUs, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.
Exploit probability
1.5%
Published
January 4, 2016
Required by
Not available
Last source change
April 10, 2026
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
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Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2015-8712
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The dissect_hsdsch_channel_info function in epan/dissectors/packet-umts_fp.c in the UMTS FP dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.9 does not validate the number of PDUs, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3505
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79816
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034551
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-32.html
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11602
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2ae329a47b7f0ac94089c23e79c6b8bc18ba80ea
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-05