{
  "cveId": "CVE-2015-8740",
  "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8740",
  "summary": "CVE-2015-8740 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 dissect_tds7_colmetadata_token function in epan/dissectors/packet-tds.c in the TDS dissector in Wireshark 2.0.x b...",
  "description": "The dissect_tds7_colmetadata_token function in epan/dissectors/packet-tds.c in the TDS dissector in Wireshark 2.0.x before 2.0.1 does not validate the number of columns, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer overflow and application crash) via a crafted packet.",
  "published": "2016-01-03T21:59:00Z",
  "severity": "Medium",
  "epss": 0.0668,
  "epssPercentile": 0.93931,
  "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": "2026-11-07T12:40:37Z"
}