CVE-2016-7178

Medium

Description

epan/dissectors/packet-umts_fp.c in the UMTS FP dissector in Wireshark 2.x before 2.0.6 does not ensure that memory is allocated for certain data structures, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid write access and application crash) via a crafted packet.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.9
Exploit probability—
ProductWireshark
PublishedSep 9, 2016
First seenSep 9, 2016

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
wireshark wireshark2.0.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.0.3, 2.0.4, 2.0.5—
debian debian_linux8.0—

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