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CVE-2015-8735
- Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.0)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 4.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: yes
- Published: 2016-01-04 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-20
Description
The get_value function in epan/dissectors/packet-btatt.c in the Bluetooth Attribute (aka BT ATT) dissector in Wireshark 2.0.x before 2.0.1 uses an incorrect integer data type, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid write operation and application crash) via a crafted packet.
Affected products
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79382
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034551
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-53.html
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11817
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=83bad0215dae54e77d34f8b187900125f672366e
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-05
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79382
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034551
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-53.html
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11817
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=83bad0215dae54e77d34f8b187900125f672366e
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-05
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