NULL Pointer Dereference Vulnerability in Wireshark SCTP Dissector

CVE-2015-8722 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:M/AU:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

epan/dissectors/packet-sctp.c in the SCTP dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.9 and 2.0.x before 2.0.1 does not validate the frame pointer, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted packet.

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