UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2532

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2532

    Published: 28 Feb 2016Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2016-2532

    Summary:

    Details: The dissect_llrp_parameters function in epan/dissectors/packet-llrp.c in the LLRP dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.10 and 2.0.x before 2.0.2 does not limit the recursion depth, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption or application crash) via a crafted packet.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-2532, https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-11.html, https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=4a2cd6c79ecbf2cb21f985f01ce1c1e3030285ec, https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12048, http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-11.html, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2532

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: wireshark

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+g01b65bf-4+deb8u11ubuntu0.14.04.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u11ubuntu0.14.04.1

    Affected versions

    1.10.2-1
    1.10.3-1
    1.10.5-1ubuntu1
    1.10.5-2
    1.10.6-1

    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