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DEBIAN-CVE-2016-2522

DEBIAN-CVE-2016-2522 PUBLISHED CVSS 5.900000095367432 MEDIUM

The dissect_ber_constrained_bitstring function in epan/dissectors/packet-ber.c in the ASN.1 BER dissector in Wireshark 2.0.x before 2.0.2 does not verify that a certain length is nonzero, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted packet.

Risk Scores

CVSS 3.0
5.900000095367432
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:13wireshark0
Debian:14wireshark0
Debian:12wireshark0

Timeline

  • Feb 28, 2016 CVE Published
  • Sep 22, 2026 CVE Updated
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