Improper Input Validation Affecting wireshark package, versions [2.6.0,2.6.6)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.28% (69th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-WIRESHARK-2318073
  • published14 Dec 2021
  • disclosed8 Jan 2019
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 8 Jan 2019

CVE-2019-5716  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade wireshark to version 2.6.6 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Input Validation. In Wireshark 2.6.0 to 2.6.5, the 6LoWPAN dissector could crash. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-6lowpan.c by avoiding use of a TVB before its creation.

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