CVE-2016-2523

Severity

71%

Complexity

86%

Confidentiality

115%

The dnp3_al_process_object function in epan/dissectors/packet-dnp.c in the DNP3 dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.10 and 2.0.x before 2.0.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted packet.

The dnp3_al_process_object function in epan/dissectors/packet-dnp.c in the DNP3 dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.10 and 2.0.x before 2.0.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted packet.

CVSS 3.0 Base Score 5.9. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: high. CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 7.1. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: medium. CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C).

Overview

Type

Wireshark

First reported 8 years ago

2016-02-28 04:59:00

Last updated 7 years ago

2017-09-08 01:29:00

Affected Software

Wireshark 1.12.0

1.12.0

Wireshark 1.12.1

1.12.1

Wireshark Wireshark 1.12.2

1.12.2

Wireshark 1.12.3

1.12.3

Wireshark 1.12.4

1.12.4

Wireshark Wireshark 1.12.5

1.12.5

Wireshark 1.12.6

1.12.6

Wireshark 1.12.7

1.12.7

Wireshark 1.12.8

1.12.8

Wireshark 1.12.9

1.12.9

Wireshark 2.0.0

2.0.0

Wireshark 2.0.1

2.0.1

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