Stack-based buffer overflow in Wireshark - CVE-2016-2528
Published: February 28, 2016 / Updated: March 24, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU40445
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-2528
CWE-ID: CWE-121
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the dissect_nhdr_extopt function in epan/dissectors/packet-lbmc.c in the LBMC dissector when processing a crafted packet. A remote unauthenticated attacker can trigger stack-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
Wireshark
How to mitigate CVE-2016-2528
Install update from vendor's website.
External References
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035118
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-08.html
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11984
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=1c090e929269a78bf7a4cb3dc0d34565f4351312
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-05