CVE-2015-8727: Wireshark

Medium severity, CVSS 5.5. EPSS: 4.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The dissect_rsvp_common function in epan/dissectors/packet-rsvp.c in the RSVP dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.9 and 2.0.x before 2.0.1 does not properly maintain request-key data, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and application crash) via a crafted packet.

Affected products

• Wireshark Wireshark: version 1.12.0 only; version 1.12.1 only; version 1.12.2 only; version 1.12.3 only; version 1.12.4 only; version 1.12.5 only; …

Published 2016-01-04. Last modified 2026-06-17.