vulnerability
Ubuntu: (CVE-2016-2522): wireshark vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Feb 28, 2016 | Nov 19, 2024 | Apr 16, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Feb 28, 2016
Added
Nov 19, 2024
Modified
Apr 16, 2026
Description
The dissect_ber_constrained_bitstring function in epan/dissectors/packet-ber.c in the ASN.1 BER dissector in Wireshark 2.0.x before 2.0.2 does not verify that a certain length is nonzero, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted packet.
Solution
ubuntu-upgrade-wireshark
References
- CVE-2016-2522
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2016-2522
- CWE-119
- EUVD-EUVD-2016-3600
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-02.html
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11828
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=9b2f3f7c5c9205381cb72e42b66e97d8ed3abf63
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2016-3600
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2522
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-02.html
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