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CVE-2016-2522

Publication date 28 February 2016

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.9 · Medium

Score breakdown

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.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
wireshark 18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1
17.10 artful Ignored
17.04 zesty Ignored
16.10 yakkety Ignored
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 2.6.3-1~ubuntu16.04.1
15.10 wily Ignored
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 2.6.3-1~ubuntu14.04.1
12.04 LTS precise Ignored

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 5.9 · Medium
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H