{
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "id": "GHSA-68w6-8qfh-pwv4",
  "modified": "2025-04-12T12:55:31Z",
  "published": "2022-05-17T03:24:39Z",
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2015-8741"
  ],
  "details": "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.",
  "severity": [
    {
      "type": "CVSS_V3",
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
    }
  ],
  "affected": [],
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8741"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11876"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2290eba5cb25f927f9142680193ac1158d35506e"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=2290eba5cb25f927f9142680193ac1158d35506e"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-05"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034551"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-59.html"
    }
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-20"
    ],
    "severity": "MODERATE",
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2016-01-04T05:59:00Z"
  }
}