PT-2016-5179 · Wireshark+1 · Wireshark+1

Published 2016-02-27 · Updated 2017-09-08 · CVE-2016-2521

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Wireshark versions 1.12.x through 1.12.9 Wireshark versions 2.0.x through 2.0.1

Description The issue is related to an untrusted search path vulnerability in the WiresharkApplication class. This vulnerability allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse riched20.dll.dll file in the current working directory. The vulnerability is related to the use of QLibrary.

Recommendations For Wireshark versions 1.12.x through 1.12.9, update to version 1.12.10 or later. For Wireshark versions 2.0.x through 2.0.1, update to version 2.0.2 or later.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2016-1195

CVE-2016-2521

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Wireshark

References · 35

• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-2523 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-4418 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-2525 · Security Note
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2521 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-4419 · Security Note
• https://errata.altlinux.org/ALT-PU-2016-1195 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-2522 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-4415 · Security Note
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-05 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-4417 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-2521 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-2527 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-2532 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-2521 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-2531 · Security Note