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CVE-2016-2524 Details

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.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:5.9 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12002 CVEVendor Advisory
https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=5a8020a1b6bb73fcb8bb7eb7d53177bc8a9fc703 CVE
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-05 CVE
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035118 CVE
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-04.html CVEVendor Advisory

see all 10 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-20Improper Input Validation[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
wireshark wireshark
2.0.0
2.0.1

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

10 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-2524
NVD Published Date:
Feb 28, 2016
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2016-2524 Details - Not Deferred