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CVE-2015-8741

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5 EPSS 1.41%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2016-01-04 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5. It may be remotely exploitable. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2015-8741
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.5
EPSS
1.41%

Original NVD Description

The dissect_ppi function in epan/dissectors/packet-ppi.c in the PPI dissector in Wireshark 2.0.x before 2.0.1 does not initialize a packet-header data structure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.