Out-of-Bounds Affecting wireshark package, versions <2.0.2+ga16e22e-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.8% (82nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN12-WIRESHARK-1563182
  • published28 Feb 2016
  • disclosed28 Feb 2016

Introduced: 28 Feb 2016

CVE-2016-2522  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:12 wireshark to version 2.0.2+ga16e22e-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream wireshark package and not the wireshark package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:12 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

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