Off-by-one error in epan/dissectors/packet-rsl.c in the RSL dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.10 and 2.0.x before 2.0.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted packet that triggers a 0xff tag value, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-2530.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.9
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/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 | Feb 27, 2016 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade wireshark | Mar 14, 2016 | Feb 27, 2016 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade tsharkUpgrade wireshark-liteUpgrade tshark-liteUpgrade wireshark-qt5Upgrade wireshark | Dec 10, 2025 | Mar 1, 2016 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade net-analyzer/wireshark. | Oct 30, 2017 | Feb 27, 2016 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp2 | — | Upgrade wireshark-gnomeUpgrade wireshark | Dec 4, 2019 | Feb 28, 2016 |
| Oracle Solaris | — | Upgrade diagnostic/wireshark/tshark to version 1.12.10-0.175.3.7.0.3.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade diagnostic/wireshark to version 1.12.10-0.175.3.7.0.3.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade diagnostic/wireshark/wireshark-common to version 1.12.10-0.175.3.7.0.3.0 on Solaris 11.3 | May 29, 2017 | Feb 27, 2016 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Feb 26, 2016 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade libwsutil7Upgrade libwsutil11Upgrade libwiretap6Upgrade wireshark-gtkUpgrade libwiretap7Upgrade wiresharkUpgrade libwireshark8Upgrade libwscodecs1Upgrade libwsutil8Upgrade libwireshark13Upgrade wireshark-develUpgrade libwiretap10Upgrade libwireshark9Upgrade wireshark-ui-qt | Mar 8, 2016 | Feb 27, 2016 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade wireshark | Nov 19, 2024 | Feb 28, 2016 |
| Wireshark | — | Upgrade to Wireshark version 2.0.2Upgrade to Wireshark version 1.12.10 | Oct 4, 2017 | Feb 27, 2016 |
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