CVE-2016-2521

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    CVE-2016-2521

    Published: 28 Feb 2016Last Modified: 8 Jul 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Untrusted search path vulnerability in the WiresharkApplication class in ui/qt/wireshark_application.cpp in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.10 and 2.0.x before 2.0.2 on Windows allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse riched20.dll.dll file in the current working directory, related to use of QLibrary.

    References: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html, http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035118, https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4a79cf2e1ab056faaddd252aa56520435b318a56, http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-01.html, https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-05

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 4fab41a1f0e14e9124ea6a61e7bae42e95599495
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    1.12.0
    1.12.1
    1.12.2
    1.12.3
    1.12.4
    1.12.5
    1.12.6
    1.12.7
    1.12.8
    1.12.9

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High