epan/dissectors/packet-wbxml.c in the WBXML dissector in Wireshark 2.x before 2.0.5 does not restrict the recursion depth, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.
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 | Sep 20, 2017 | Aug 6, 2016 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade wireshark | Jul 30, 2024 | Aug 6, 2016 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade wiresharkUpgrade tshark-liteUpgrade tsharkUpgrade wireshark-qt5Upgrade wireshark-lite | Dec 10, 2025 | Aug 6, 2016 |
| Oracle Solaris | — | Upgrade diagnostic/wireshark to version 2.0.5-0.175.3.12.0.4.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade diagnostic/wireshark/wireshark-common to version 2.0.5-0.175.3.12.0.4.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade diagnostic/wireshark/tshark to version 2.0.5-0.175.3.12.0.4.0 on Solaris 11.3 | May 29, 2017 | Aug 6, 2016 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Jul 27, 2016 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade wireshark-develUpgrade wireshark-ui-qtUpgrade libwireshark13Upgrade wiresharkUpgrade libwscodecs1Upgrade libwireshark9Upgrade libwsutil11Upgrade libwiretap10Upgrade libwsutil8Upgrade libwiretap7 | Dec 9, 2016 | Aug 6, 2016 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade wireshark | Nov 19, 2024 | Aug 6, 2016 |
| Wireshark | — | Upgrade to Wireshark version 2.0.5 | Apr 25, 2018 | Aug 6, 2016 |
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