01 Record

CVE-2015-8719

The dissect_dns_answer function in epan/dissectors/packet-dns.c in the DNS dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.9 mishandles the EDNS0 Client Subnet option, which allows remote attackers to cause

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre

CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

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02 Description

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation: Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision: Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability: 1.52% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile: Ranks above 72.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score: 5.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD analysis status: Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity: Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published

2016-01-04 02:00Z10 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-08-06 08:29Z2 YR AGO

Reserved

2016-01-03

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

CWE-20Improper Input ValidationClass

Data version

5.1

Document digest

7348193cb3069eaf54d30186bea206e637b681b144fcb5679ce29ea80a9d72a6

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms

redhatenterprise_linuxNot specified—

wiresharkwiresharkNot specified—

06 References

www.wireshark.orghttp://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-38.htmlx_refsource_CONFIRM
www.debian.orgDSA-3505http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3505vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
code.wireshark.orghttps://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=30651ab18b42e666f57ea239e58f3ff3a5e9c4adx_refsource_CONFIRM
bugs.wireshark.orghttps://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=10988x_refsource_CONFIRM
www.securityfocus.com79816http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79816vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
security.gentoo.orgGLSA-201604-05https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-05vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
www.oracle.comhttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.htmlx_refsource_CONFIRM
www.securitytracker.com1034551http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034551vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK

01 Record index

CVE-2015-8719

02 Description

03 Exploitation and scoring

04 Metadata

05 Affected products

06 References

02 Records

CVE-2015-8719

02 Description

03 Exploitation and scoring

04 Metadata

05 Affected products

06 References