CVE-2016-7176
MEDIUM severity · CVSS 5.9 · Memory corruption
5.9CVSS MEDIUM
Summary
epan/dissectors/packet-h225.c in the H.225 dissector in Wireshark 2.x before 2.0.6 calls snprintf with one of its input buffers as the output buffer, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (copy overlap and application crash) via a crafted packet.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexityHigh
Privileges requiredNone
User interactionNone
Confidentiality impactNone
Integrity impactNone
Availability impactHigh
Exploit probability (EPSS)3%
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Official patch: https://code.wireshark.org/review/16852 ↗
Additional information
- NVD record
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/16852Patch
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-51.htmlAdvisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3671Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036760Advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12700
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6d8261994bb928b7e80e3a2478a3d939ea1ef373