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Vulnerability details: VCID-b6fd-sphf-k7cp
Vulnerability ID VCID-b6fd-sphf-k7cp
Aliases CVE-2015-8731
Summary Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Wireshark, allowing local attackers to escalate privileges and remote attackers to cause Denial of Service.
Status Published
Exploitability 2.0
Weighted Severity 5.0
Risk 10.0
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (2)
CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
System Score Found at
epss 0.01042 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-8731
epss 0.01042 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-8731
epss 0.01042 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-8731
epss 0.01042 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-8731
epss 0.01042 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-8731
epss 0.01042 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-8731
epss 0.01042 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-8731
epss 0.01042 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-8731
epss 0.01042 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-8731
cvssv2 4.3 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8731
cvssv3 5.5 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8731
Reference id Reference type URL
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2015-8731.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-8731
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11829
https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2930d3105c3ff2bfb1278b34ad10e2e71c3b8fb0
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-8731
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-2523
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-2530
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-2531
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-2532
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-4417
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-4418
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-4421
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3516
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79382
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034551
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-49.html
1296079 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1296079
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2015-8731 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8731
CVE-2015-8731;OSVDB-131888 Exploit https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=660
CVE-2015-8731;OSVDB-131888 Exploit https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/multiple/dos/38996.txt
GLSA-201604-05 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-05
Data source Exploit-DB
Date added Dec. 16, 2015
Description Wireshark - dissct_rsl_ipaccess_msg Static Out-of-Bounds Read
Ransomware campaign use Known
Source publication date Dec. 16, 2015
Exploit type dos
Platform multiple
Source update date Dec. 16, 2015
Source URL https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=660
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8731
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

high

functional

unproven

proof_of_concept

not_defined

local

adjacent_network

network

high

medium

low

multiple

single

none

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8731
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.7739
EPSS Score 0.01042
Published At April 1, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-01T13:14:23.249099+00:00 Gentoo Importer Import https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-05 38.0.0