vulnerability
Ubuntu: (CVE-2016-2521): wireshark vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Feb 28, 2016 | Nov 19, 2024 | Aug 19, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Feb 28, 2016
Added
Nov 19, 2024
Modified
Aug 19, 2025
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
ubuntu-upgrade-wireshark
References
- CVE-2016-2521
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2016-2521
- URL-http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-01.html
- URL-https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=4a79cf2e1ab056faaddd252aa56520435b318a56
- URL-https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2521
- URL-https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-01.html
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