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Ubuntu: (CVE-2016-2521): wireshark vulnerability

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Ubuntu: (CVE-2016-2521): wireshark vulnerability

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
02/28/2016
Created
11/21/2024
Added
11/19/2024
Modified
11/19/2024

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the WiresharkApplication class in ui/qt/wireshark_application.cpp in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.10 and 2.0.x before 2.0.2 on Windows allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse riched20.dll.dll file in the current working directory, related to use of QLibrary.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-wireshark

References

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