PT-2016-7738 · Wireshark+2 · Wireshark+2

Published 2016-11-17 · Updated 2024-06-15 · CVE-2016-9374

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.9

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Wireshark versions 2.0.0 through 2.0.7 Wireshark versions 2.2.0 through 2.2.1

Description The issue is related to a buffer over-read in the AllJoyn dissector, which could cause a crash. This crash can be triggered by either network traffic or a capture file. The problem arises from a length variable not properly tracking the state of a signature variable.

Recommendations For Wireshark versions 2.0.0 through 2.0.7, update to a version where the issue is fixed by ensuring the length variable properly tracks the state of the signature variable in the AllJoyn dissector. For Wireshark versions 2.2.0 through 2.2.1, update to a version where the issue is fixed by ensuring the length variable properly tracks the state of the signature variable in the AllJoyn dissector.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-399

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2016-2325

CVE-2016-9374

DLA-714-1

DSA-3719-1

MGASA-2016-0391

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10199-1

SUSE-SU-2017:1174-1

SUSE-SU-2017:1442-1

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Suse

Wireshark

References · 342

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2024:10199-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-59.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2017:1174-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9374 · Security Note
• https://errata.altlinux.org/ALT-PU-2016-2325 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-9374 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-9374 · Vendor Advisory
• https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2016-0391.html · Security Note
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/wireshark · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-9372 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-9374 · Security Note
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/DSA-3719-1 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-9373 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-9374 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MGASA-2016-0391 · Vendor Advisory