CVE-2015-8736
The mp2t_find_next_pcr function in wiretap/mp2t.c in the MP2T file parser in Wireshark 2.0.x...
The mp2t_find_next_pcr function in wiretap/mp2t.c in the MP2T file parser in Wireshark 2.0.x before 2.0.1 does not reserve memory for a trailer, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer overflow and application crash) via a crafted file.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The mp2t_find_next_pcr function in wiretap/mp2t.c in the MP2T file parser in Wireshark 2.0.x before 2.0.1 does not reserve memory for a trailer, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer overflow and application crash) via a crafted file.
- Record
CVE-2015-8736- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The mp2t_find_next_pcr function in wiretap/mp2t.c in the MP2T file parser in Wireshark 2.0.x before 2.0.1 does not reserve memory for a trailer, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer overflow and application crash) via a crafted file.
- Record
CVE-2015-8736- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-8613 No score
The mp2t_find_next_pcr function in wiretap/mp2t.c in the MP2T file parser in Wireshark 2.0.x before 2.0.1 does not reserve memory for a trailer, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer overflow and application crash) via a crafted file.
- Record
EUVD-2015-8613- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f7mh-8r75-ggrf
The mp2t_find_next_pcr function in wiretap/mp2t.c in the MP2T file parser in Wireshark 2.0.x...
The mp2t_find_next_pcr function in wiretap/mp2t.c in the MP2T file parser in Wireshark 2.0.x before 2.0.1 does not reserve memory for a trailer, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer overflow and application crash) via a crafted file.
- Record
GHSA-f7mh-8r75-ggrf- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
The mp2t_find_next_pcr function in wiretap/mp2t.c in the MP2T file parser in Wireshark 2.0.x before 2.0.1 does not reserve memory for a trailer, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer overflow and application crash) via a crafted file.
- Record
CVE-2015-8736- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2015-8736
The mp2t_find_next_pcr function in wiretap/mp2t.c in the MP2T file parser in Wireshark 2.0.x before 2.0.1 does not reserve memory for a trailer, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer overflow and application crash) via a crafted file.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8736- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2015-8736
The mp2t_find_next_pcr function in wiretap/mp2t.c in the MP2T file parser in Wireshark 2.0.x before 2.0.1 does not reserve memory for a trailer, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer overflow and application crash) via a crafted file.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8736- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10199-1 No score
wireshark-2.2.2-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the wireshark-2.2.2-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10199-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
wiresharkDebian:12 |
before 2.0.1+g59ea380-1 | 2.0.1+g59ea380-1 |
wiresharkDebian:13 |
before 2.0.1+g59ea380-1 | 2.0.1+g59ea380-1 |
wiresharkDebian:14 |
before 2.0.1+g59ea380-1 | 2.0.1+g59ea380-1 |
wiresharkUbuntu:14.04:LTS |
before 2.6.3-1~ubuntu14.04.1, plus listed versions 1.10.2-11.10.3-11.10.5-1ubuntu11.10.5-21.10.6-11.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u11ubuntu0.14.04.1 |
2.6.3-1~ubuntu14.04.1 |
wiresharkUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
before 2.6.3-1~ubuntu16.04.1, plus listed versions 1.12.7+g7fc8978-11.12.8+g5b6e543-22.0.1+g59ea380-3build12.0.2+ga16e22e-12.2.6+g32dac6a-2ubuntu0.16.04 |
2.6.3-1~ubuntu16.04.1 |
wiresharkUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
before 2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1, plus listed versions 2.4.2-12.4.3-12.4.4-12.4.5-1 |
2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1 |
wiresharkopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 262 CVEs |
before 2.2.2-1.1 | 2.2.2-1.1 |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Wireshark - file_read 'wtap_read_bytes_or_eof/mp2t_find_next_pcr' Stack Buffer Overflow | 2015-12-16 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2015-8736 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Wireshark, published January 4, 2016. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.33%, the 91st percentile. Fixed in wireshark 2.0.1+g59ea380-1.
References
securityfocus.com/bid/79382
bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11820
wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-54.html
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-05
code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=baa3eab78b422616a92ee38551c1b1510dca4ccb
securitytracker.com/id/1034551
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nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8736
github.com/advisories/GHSA-f7mh-8r75-ggrf
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8736
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8736
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8736
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-1210
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