CVE-2015-8723 | Wireshark up to 1.12.8/2.0.0 802.11 Dissector epan/crypt/airpdcap.c AirPDcapPacketProcess input validation (EDB-38995 / Nessus ID 87824)
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Wireshark up to 1.12.8/2.0.0. This affects the function AirPDcapPacketProcess of the file epan/crypt/airpdcap.c of the component 802.11 Dissector. The manipulation leads to improper input validation.
This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-8723. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.
It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.