vulnerability
Wireshark : CVE-2016-2521 : DLL hijacking vulnerability in Wireshark
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Feb 27, 2016 | Oct 4, 2017 | Mar 30, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Feb 27, 2016
Added
Oct 4, 2017
Modified
Mar 30, 2026
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.
Solutions
wireshark-upgrade-1_12_10wireshark-upgrade-2_0_2
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