Bug 1312784 (CVE-2016-2527)

Summary: CVE-2016-2527 wireshark: 3GPP TS 32.423 Trace file parser crash (wnpa-sec-2016-07)
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: Martin Prpič <mprpic>
Component: vulnerabilityAssignee: Red Hat Product Security <security-response-team>
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Version: unspecifiedCC: huzaifas, lemenkov, rvokal, sardella, tsmetana
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Fixed In Version: Wireshark 2.0.2 Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Description Martin Prpič 2016-02-29 09:38:12 UTC
It was reported that Wireshark's 3GPP TS 32.423 Trace file parser could crash. It may be possible to make Wireshark crash by injecting a malformed packet onto the wire or by convincing someone to read a malformed packet trace file.

Upstream bug(s):

https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11982

External References:

https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-07.html