CVE-2016-2531

Published: Feb 28, 2016Modified: May 6, 2026

5.9

Vector

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

Exploitability: 2.2 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

Description

Off-by-one error in epan/dissectors/packet-rsl.c in the RSL dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.10 and 2.0.x before 2.0.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted packet that triggers a 0xff tag value, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-2530.

Affected (12)

Products: Wireshark: Wireshark

1 product

Configuration A

12 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Wireshark Wireshark	Version 1.12.0
Wireshark Wireshark	Version 1.12.1
Wireshark Wireshark	Version 1.12.2
Wireshark Wireshark	Version 1.12.3
Wireshark Wireshark	Version 1.12.4
Wireshark Wireshark	Version 1.12.5
Wireshark Wireshark	Version 1.12.6
Wireshark Wireshark	Version 1.12.7
Wireshark Wireshark	Version 1.12.8
Wireshark Wireshark	Version 1.12.9
Wireshark Wireshark	Version 2.0.0
Wireshark Wireshark	Version 2.0.1

Related CWEs

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (18)

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-03/msg00015.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-03/msg00016.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3516

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035118

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-10.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11829

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=de65fd6b00d0b891930324b9549c93ccfe9cac30

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-05

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-03/msg00015.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-03/msg00016.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3516

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035118

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-10.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11829

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=de65fd6b00d0b891930324b9549c93ccfe9cac30

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-05

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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