Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:20158724000
Revision Date:2016-01-04Version:1
Title:CVE-2015-8724 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
Description:The AirPDcapDecryptWPABroadcastKey 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 verify the WPA broadcast key length, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted packet.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2015-8724
Platform(s):Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
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Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) is installed.
  • AND NOT While related to the CVE in some way, the 'wireshark' package in xenial is not affected.
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