VDB
CVE-2016-2521
CVE-2016-2521
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.800000190734863 HIGH
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the WiresharkApplication class in ui/qt/wireshark_application.cpp in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.10 and 2.0.x before 2.0.2 on Windows allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse riched20.dll.dll file in the current working directory, related to use of QLibrary.
EPSS 0.40% · 31.5th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.0
7.800000190734863
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
0.40%
31.5th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | wireshark | 0, 2.2.6+g32dac6a-2ubuntu0.16.04, 2.0.2+ga16e22e-1 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | wireshark | 2.4.3-1, 0, 2.4.2-1 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | wireshark | 1.10.2-1, *, 1.10.6-1 |
Timeline
- Feb 28, 2016 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 21, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 15, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 6, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 21, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 12, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 6, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 30, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-2521 third-party-advisory
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-01.html third-party-advisory
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=4a79cf2e1ab056faaddd252aa56520435b318a56 third-party-advisory
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-01.html third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2521 third-party-advisory