Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.bionic:def:201587290000000
Revision Date:2016-01-04Version:1
Title:CVE-2015-8729 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) - medium.
Description:The ascend_seek function in wiretap/ascendtext.c in the Ascend file parser in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.9 and 2.0.x before 2.0.1 does not ensure the presence of a '\0' character at the end of a date string, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted file.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2015-8729
Platform(s):Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
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Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) is installed.
  • AND wireshark package in bionic was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1').
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