Improper Input Validation Affecting wireshark package, versions <2.2.6+g32dac6a-2ubuntu0.16.04


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.39% (74th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-WIRESHARK-376483
  • published17 Nov 2016
  • disclosed17 Nov 2016

Introduced: 17 Nov 2016

CVE-2016-9375  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-399  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 wireshark to version 2.2.6+g32dac6a-2ubuntu0.16.04 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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.1 and 2.0.0 to 2.0.7, the DTN dissector could go into an infinite loop, triggered by network traffic or a capture file. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-dtn.c by checking whether SDNV evaluation was successful.