CVE-2016-2527

MEDIUM

Wireshark - Improper Input Validation

Title source: rule

Description

wiretap/nettrace_3gpp_32_423.c in the 3GPP TS 32.423 Trace file parser in Wireshark 2.0.x before 2.0.2 does not ensure that a '\0' character is present at the end of certain strings, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer overflow and application crash) via a crafted file.

References (5)

[Patch] https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=140aad08e081489b5cdb715cb5bca01db856fded

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035118

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-07.html

[Vendor Advisory] https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11982

[Third Party Advisory] https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-05

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5

EPSS 0.0019

EPSS Percentile 40.1%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Classification

CWE

CWE-20

Status draft

Affected Products (2)

wireshark/wireshark

wireshark/wireshark

Timeline

Published Feb 28, 2016

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026