CVE-2016-2523
Publication date 28 February 2016
Last updated 25 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Cvss 3 Severity Score
Description
The dnp3_al_process_object function in epan/dissectors/packet-dnp.c in the DNP3 dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.10 and 2.0.x before 2.0.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted packet.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| wireshark | 18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
|
| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
|
|
| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed 1.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u11ubuntu0.14.04.1
|
|
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
|
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | High |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
References
Other references
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-03.html
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=260afe11feb796d1fde992d8f8c133ebd950b573
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11938
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-03.html
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2523