Bug 1375116 (CVE-2016-7178, wnpa-sec-2016-53)

Summary: CVE-2016-7178 wireshark: UMTS FP dissector crash
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: Andrej Nemec <anemec>
Component: vulnerabilityAssignee: Red Hat Product Security <security-response-team>
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Version: unspecifiedCC: huzaifas, lemenkov, msehnout, phatina, rvokal
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Description Andrej Nemec 2016-09-12 08:28:26 UTC 
It was reported that Wireshark's UMTS FP dissector 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=12751

External References:

https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-53.html