Is CVE-2015-8720 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2015-8720 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2015-8720?

CVE-2015-8720 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2015-8720?

CVE-2015-8720 has an EPSS score of 1.54% (72th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2015-8720?

Upgrade wireshark on debian 11 to 2.0.1+g59ea380-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2015-8720

MEDIUMEPSS 72th pctl

5.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The dissect_ber_GeneralizedTime function in epan/dissectors/packet-ber.c in the BER dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.9 and 2.0.x before 2.0.1 improperly checks an sscanf return value, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.

CWE-20Improper Input Validation

How to fix

Remediation Available

wiresharkDebian

Fixed in:2.0.1+g59ea380-1CVE-2015-8720

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

1.54%probability of exploitation in 30 days

72ndpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 72% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

wireshark.org

Other references6

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE-2024-3400	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2021-45105	Medium	5.9	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-44228	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2021-21985	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2018-7600	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2020-3452	High	7.5	100%	KEV	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-06.