Wireshark : CVE-2016-2528 : LBMC dissector crash
4
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
02/27/2016
07/25/2018
10/04/2017
10/30/2017
Description
The dissect_nhdr_extopt function in epan/dissectors/packet-lbmc.c in the LBMC dissector in Wireshark 2.0.x before 2.0.2 does not validate length values, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer overflow and application crash) via a crafted packet.
Solution(s)
- wireshark-upgrade-2_0_2
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