CVE-2015-8737
Moderate
CVE-2015-8737
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.
Exploit probability
1.3%
Published
January 4, 2016
Required by
Not available
Last source change
April 10, 2026
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2015-8737
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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.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- 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%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e3fc691368af60bbbaec9e038ee6a6d3b7707955
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-05