| Name | CVE-2016-2529 |
| Description | The iseries_check_file_type function in wiretap/iseries.c in the iSeries file parser in Wireshark 2.0.x before 2.0.2 does not consider that a line may lack the "OBJECT PROTOCOL" substring, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted file. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, bugtraq, EDB, Metasploit, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, Mageia, GitHub code/issues, web search, more) |
| NVD severity | medium |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| wireshark (PTS) | jessie | 1.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u14 | fixed |
| jessie (security) | 1.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u19 | fixed | |
| stretch (security), stretch | 2.6.7-1~deb9u1 | fixed | |
| buster | 2.6.8-1.1 | fixed | |
| bullseye, sid | 3.2.1-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| wireshark | source | (unstable) | 2.0.2+ga16e22e-1 | |||
| wireshark | source | jessie | (not affected) | |||
| wireshark | source | wheezy | (not affected) |
[jessie] - wireshark <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not present)
[wheezy] - wireshark <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not present)
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-09.html
Affected versions: 2.0.0 to 2.0.1
Fixed versions: 2.0.2