CVEs-PoC/2015/CVE-2015-8720.md

CVE-2015-8720

Description

The dissect_ber_GeneralizedTime function in epan/dissectors/packet-ber.c in the BER dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.9 and 2.0.x before 2.0.1 improperly checks an sscanf return value, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.

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