CVE-2016-2528 Information

Description

The dissect_nhdr_extopt function in epan/dissectors/packet-lbmc.c in the LBMC dissector in Wireshark 2.0.x before 2.0.2 does not validate length values which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer overflow and application crash) via a crafted packet.

CVSS Vector

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

Reference

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035118 http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-08.html https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11984 https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=1c090e929269a78bf7a4cb3dc0d34565f4351312 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-05

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

5.9