Vulnerability identifier: #VU40443

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-2529

CWE-ID: CWE-125

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Wireshark
Server applications / IDS/IPS systems, Firewalls and proxy servers

Vendor: Wireshark.org

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to perform denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the wiretap/iseries.c function in the iSeries file parser file. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger out-of-bounds read error and crash the affected application.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Wireshark: 2.0.0 - 2.0.1

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External links
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035118
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-09.html
http://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11985
http://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=96d585a5e9baef21e1eea8505d78305b034dc80e
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-05

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.