{
  "cveId": "CVE-2015-8733",
  "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8733",
  "summary": "CVE-2015-8733 is fixed in 10 products on 1 platform, first by libwireshark-data 2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1, released August 29, 2018. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.",
  "title": "libwireshark11: The ngsniffer_process_record function in wiretap/ngsniffer.c in the Sniffer file parser in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1....",
  "description": "The ngsniffer_process_record function in wiretap/ngsniffer.c in the Sniffer file parser in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.9 and 2.0.x before 2.0.1 does not validate the relationships between record lengths and record header lengths, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted file.",
  "published": "2016-01-03T21:59:00Z",
  "severity": "Medium",
  "epss": 0.04096,
  "epssPercentile": 0.9079,
  "priority": "Routine",
  "priorityTier": 4,
  "exploited": false,
  "vendorExploited": false,
  "disclosed": false,
  "fixes": [
    {
      "platform": "linux",
      "product": "libwireshark-data",
      "release": "Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic)",
      "fixedVersion": "2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1",
      "fix": "libwireshark-data 2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-libwireshark-data-2.6.3-1-ubuntu18.04.1",
      "released": "2018-08-29T18:29:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "linux",
      "product": "libwireshark11",
      "release": "Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic)",
      "fixedVersion": "2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1",
      "fix": "libwireshark11 2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-libwireshark11-2.6.3-1-ubuntu18.04.1",
      "released": "2018-08-29T18:29:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "linux",
      "product": "libwiretap8",
      "release": "Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic)",
      "fixedVersion": "2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1",
      "fix": "libwiretap8 2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-libwiretap8-2.6.3-1-ubuntu18.04.1",
      "released": "2018-08-29T18:29:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "linux",
      "product": "libwscodecs2",
      "release": "Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic)",
      "fixedVersion": "2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1",
      "fix": "libwscodecs2 2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-libwscodecs2-2.6.3-1-ubuntu18.04.1",
      "released": "2018-08-29T18:29:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "linux",
      "product": "libwsutil9",
      "release": "Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic)",
      "fixedVersion": "2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1",
      "fix": "libwsutil9 2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-libwsutil9-2.6.3-1-ubuntu18.04.1",
      "released": "2018-08-29T18:29:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "linux",
      "product": "tshark",
      "release": "Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic)",
      "fixedVersion": "2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1",
      "fix": "tshark 2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-tshark-2.6.3-1-ubuntu18.04.1",
      "released": "2018-08-29T18:29:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "linux",
      "product": "wireshark",
      "release": "Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic)",
      "fixedVersion": "2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1",
      "fix": "wireshark 2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-wireshark-2.6.3-1-ubuntu18.04.1",
      "released": "2018-08-29T18:29:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "linux",
      "product": "wireshark-common",
      "release": "Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic)",
      "fixedVersion": "2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1",
      "fix": "wireshark-common 2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-wireshark-common-2.6.3-1-ubuntu18.04.1",
      "released": "2018-08-29T18:29:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "linux",
      "product": "wireshark-gtk",
      "release": "Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic)",
      "fixedVersion": "2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1",
      "fix": "wireshark-gtk 2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-wireshark-gtk-2.6.3-1-ubuntu18.04.1",
      "released": "2018-08-29T18:29:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "linux",
      "product": "wireshark-qt",
      "release": "Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic)",
      "fixedVersion": "2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1",
      "fix": "wireshark-qt 2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-wireshark-qt-2.6.3-1-ubuntu18.04.1",
      "released": "2018-08-29T18:29:00Z"
    }
  ],
  "noFixYet": [],
  "dataAsOf": "2026-11-07T06:34:28Z"
}