The USB subsystem in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.12 and 2.x before 2.0.4 mishandles class types, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade wireshark | Aug 30, 2017 | Aug 7, 2016 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade wireshark | Jul 4, 2016 | Jul 2, 2016 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade wiresharkUpgrade tshark-liteUpgrade tsharkUpgrade wireshark-liteUpgrade wireshark-qt5 | Dec 10, 2025 | Jul 4, 2016 |
| Oracle Solaris | — | Upgrade diagnostic/wireshark/tshark to version 2.0.4-0.175.3.11.0.4.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade diagnostic/wireshark to version 2.0.4-0.175.3.11.0.4.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade diagnostic/wireshark/wireshark-common to version 2.0.4-0.175.3.11.0.4.0 on Solaris 11.3 | May 29, 2017 | Aug 7, 2016 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Jun 7, 2016 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade libwireshark13Upgrade wiresharkUpgrade wireshark-ui-qtUpgrade libwscodecs1Upgrade wireshark-develUpgrade wireshark-gtkUpgrade libwiretap10Upgrade libwiretap6Upgrade libwiretap7Upgrade libwireshark9Upgrade libwsutil8Upgrade libwsutil11Upgrade libwireshark8Upgrade libwsutil7 | Aug 7, 2016 | Aug 7, 2016 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade wireshark | Nov 19, 2024 | Aug 7, 2016 |
| Wireshark | — | Upgrade to Wireshark version 1.12.12Upgrade to Wireshark version 2.0.4 | Oct 4, 2017 | Aug 7, 2016 |
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