SUSE-SU-2016:1345-1

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    SUSE-SU-2016:1345-1

    Published: 18 May 2016Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026

    Summary: Security update for wireshark

    Details: This update to Wireshark 1 12.11 fixes a number issues in protocol dissectors that could have allowed a remote attacker to crash Wireshark or cause excessive CPU usage through specially crafted packages inserted into the network or a capture file. - The PKTC dissector could crash (wnpa-sec-2016-22) - The PKTC dissector could crash (wnpa-sec-2016-23) - The IAX2 dissector could go into an infinite loop (wnpa-sec-2016-24) - Wireshark and TShark could exhaust the stack (wnpa-sec-2016-25) - The GSM CBCH dissector could crash (wnpa-sec-2016-26) - The NCP dissector could crash (wnpa-sec-2016-28) - CVE-2016-2523: DNP dissector infinite loop (wnpa-sec-2016-03) - CVE-2016-2530: RSL dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2016-10) - CVE-2016-2531: RSL dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2016-10) - CVE-2016-2532: LLRP dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2016-11) - GSM A-bis OML dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2016-14) - ASN.1 BER dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2016-15) - ASN.1 BER dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2016-18) Also containsfurther bug fixes and updated protocol support as listed in: https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.12.11.html https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.12.10.html

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: wireshark

    Purl: pkg:rpm/suse/wireshark&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2011%20SP4

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.12.11-0.18.1

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    User Interaction
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    Integrity
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    Availability
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