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CVE-2016-7178

Published: 9 September 2016

epan/dissectors/packet-umts_fp.c in the UMTS FP dissector in Wireshark 2.x before 2.0.6 does not ensure that memory is allocated for certain data structures, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid write access and application crash) via a crafted packet.

Priority

Low

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.9

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
wireshark
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Not vulnerable
(2.4.2-1)
bionic Not vulnerable

precise Not vulnerable

trusty Not vulnerable
(1.10.6-1)
upstream
Released (2.0.6)
xenial
Released (2.2.6+g32dac6a-2ubuntu0.16.04)
yakkety Ignored
(end of life)
zesty Ignored
(end of life)
Patches:
upstream: https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=315bba7c645b75af24215c6303d187b188610bba

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 5.9
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