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Vulnerability details: VCID-fn77-h5u6-duev
Vulnerability ID VCID-fn77-h5u6-duev
Aliases CVE-2015-8726
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 (4)
CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read
CWE-121 Stack-based Buffer Overflow
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
System Score Found at
epss 0.00971 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-8726
epss 0.00971 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-8726
epss 0.00971 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-8726
epss 0.00971 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-8726
epss 0.00971 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-8726
epss 0.00971 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-8726
epss 0.00971 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-8726
epss 0.00971 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-8726
epss 0.00971 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-8726
epss 0.00971 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-8726
cvssv2 4.3 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8726
cvssv3 5.5 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8726
Reference id Reference type URL
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2015-8726.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-8726
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11789
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11791
https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=185911de7d337246044c8e99da2f5b4bac74c0d5
https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b8fa3d463c1bdd9b84c897441e7a5c8ad1f0f292
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-7830
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-8711
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-8712
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-8713
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-8714
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-8715
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-8716
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-8717
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-8718
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-8719
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-8720
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-8721
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-8722
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-8723
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-8724
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-8725
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-8726
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-8727
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-8728
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-8729
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-8730
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-8732
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-8733
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3505
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-2015-44.html
1296070 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1296070
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-2015-8726 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8726
CVE-2015-8726;OSVDB-131894 Exploit https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=643
CVE-2015-8726;OSVDB-131894 Exploit https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/multiple/dos/39004.txt
GLSA-201604-05 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-05
Data source Exploit-DB
Date added Dec. 16, 2015
Description Wireshark - find_signature Stack 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=643
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8726
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-2015-8726
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 0.76579
EPSS Score 0.00971
Published At April 1, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-01T13:14:23.154395+00:00 Gentoo Importer Import https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-05 38.0.0