CVE-2015-8724 | Wireshark up to 1.12.8/2.0.0 802.11 Dissector epan/crypt/airpdcap.c AirPDcapDecryptWPABroadcastKey input validation (EDB-38995 / Nessus ID 87824)
A vulnerability has been found in Wireshark up to 1.12.8/2.0.0 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function AirPDcapDecryptWPABroadcastKey of the file epan/crypt/airpdcap.c of the component 802.11 Dissector. The manipulation leads to improper input validation.
This vulnerability was named CVE-2015-8724. Attacking locally is a requirement. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.
It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.