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Vulnerability details: VCID-t4bm-7dhk-2uaj
Vulnerability ID VCID-t4bm-7dhk-2uaj
Aliases CVE-2015-8733
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 (3)
CWE-122 Heap-based Buffer Overflow
CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
System Score Found at
epss 0.01627 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-8733
epss 0.01627 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-8733
epss 0.01627 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-8733
epss 0.01627 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-8733
epss 0.01627 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-8733
epss 0.01627 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-8733
epss 0.01627 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-8733
epss 0.01627 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-8733
epss 0.01627 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-8733
cvssv2 4.3 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8733
cvssv3 5.5 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8733
Reference id Reference type URL
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2015-8733.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-8733
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11827
https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=53a3e53fce30523d11ab3df319fba7b75d63076f
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/79814
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034551
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-51.html
1296082 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1296082
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-2015-8733 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8733
CVE-2015-8733;OSVDB-132143 Exploit https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=658
CVE-2015-8733;OSVDB-132143 Exploit https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/multiple/dos/39076.txt
GLSA-201604-05 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-05
Data source Exploit-DB
Date added Dec. 22, 2015
Description Wireshark - 'infer_pkt_encap' Heap Out-of-Bounds Read
Ransomware campaign use Known
Source publication date Dec. 22, 2015
Exploit type dos
Platform multiple
Source update date Dec. 22, 2015
Source URL https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=658
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8733
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-2015-8733
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 0.81798
EPSS Score 0.01627
Published At April 1, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-01T13:14:23.288038+00:00 Gentoo Importer Import https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-05 38.0.0