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Ubuntu: (CVE-2016-2522): wireshark vulnerability

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Ubuntu: (CVE-2016-2522): wireshark vulnerability

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
02/28/2016
Created
11/21/2024
Added
11/19/2024
Modified
11/19/2024

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(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-wireshark

References

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