### [CVE-2015-8729](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-8729)
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### 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.

### POC

#### Reference
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.html

#### Github
- https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/cvemon
- https://github.com/brianhigh/us-cert-bulletins