Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:201587230000000
Revision Date:2016-01-04Version:1
Title:CVE-2015-8723 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
Description:The AirPDcapPacketProcess function in epan/crypt/airpdcap.c in the 802.11 dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.9 and 2.0.x before 2.0.1 does not validate the relationship between the total length and the capture length, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer overflow and application crash) via a crafted packet.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2015-8723
Platform(s):Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
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Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) is installed.
  • AND wireshark package in xenial, is related to the CVE in some way and has been fixed (note: '2.0.2+ga16e22e-1').
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