CVE-2016-2527 Information

Description

wiretap/nettrace_3gpp_32_423.c in the 3GPP TS 32.423 Trace file parser in Wireshark 2.0.x before 2.0.2 does not ensure that a ‘\0’ character is present at the end of certain strings which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer overflow and application crash) via a crafted file.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Reference

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035118 http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-07.html https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11982 https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=140aad08e081489b5cdb715cb5bca01db856fded https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-05

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

5.5