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vulnerability

Debian: CVE-2016-2523: wireshark -- security update

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Feb 27, 2016
Added
Mar 14, 2016
Modified
Mar 30, 2026

Description

The dnp3_al_process_object function in epan/dissectors/packet-dnp.c in the DNP3 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 (infinite loop) via a crafted packet.

Solution

debian-upgrade-wireshark
Title
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