CVE-2016-2524
medium
CVSS v3
5.9
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
5.9
Description
epan/dissectors/packet-x509af.c in the X.509AF dissector in Wireshark 2.0.x before 2.0.2 mishandles the algorithm ID, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
69%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 2.0.2+ga16e22e-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 2.0.2+ga16e22e-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 2.0.2+ga16e22e-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 2.0.2+ga16e22e-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 2.0.2+ga16e22e-1 |
References
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035118
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-04.html
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12002
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=5a8020a1b6bb73fcb8bb7eb7d53177bc8a9fc703
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-05
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-2524
CWEs
CWE-20
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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