The ascend_seek function in wiretap/ascendtext.c in the Ascend file parser in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.9 and 2.0.x before 2.0.1 does not ensure the presence of a '\0' character at the end of a date string, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted file.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.5
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade wireshark | Aug 30, 2017 | Jan 4, 2016 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade wireshark | Mar 8, 2016 | Jan 4, 2016 |
| F5 Big Ip | — | Update F5 BIG-IP to the latest version | Jun 17, 2026 | Jun 24, 2016 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade net-analyzer/wireshark. | Oct 30, 2017 | Jan 4, 2016 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp2 | — | Upgrade wiresharkUpgrade wireshark-gnome | Dec 4, 2019 | Jan 4, 2016 |
| Oracle Solaris | — | Upgrade diagnostic/wireshark/wireshark-common to version 1.12.9-0.175.3.5.0.4.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade diagnostic/wireshark to version 1.12.9-0.175.3.5.0.4.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade diagnostic/wireshark/tshark to version 1.12.9-0.175.3.5.0.4.0 on Solaris 11.3 | May 29, 2017 | Jan 4, 2016 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Dec 29, 2015 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade libwsutil11Upgrade libwiretap7Upgrade libwiretap6Upgrade libwireshark9Upgrade libwiretap10Upgrade libwireshark13Upgrade wiresharkUpgrade wireshark-ui-qtUpgrade wireshark-develUpgrade libwscodecs1Upgrade wireshark-gtkUpgrade libwsutil8Upgrade libwireshark8Upgrade libwsutil7 | Feb 2, 2016 | Jan 4, 2016 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade wireshark | Nov 19, 2024 | Jan 4, 2016 |
| Wireshark | — | Upgrade to Wireshark version 1.12.9Upgrade to Wireshark version 2.0.1 | Oct 4, 2017 | Jan 4, 2016 |
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