Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.bionic:def:20158733000
Revision Date:2016-01-04Version:1
Title:CVE-2015-8733 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) - medium.
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.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2015-8733
Platform(s):Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
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Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) is installed.
  • AND The 'wireshark' package in bionic was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1').
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