Bug 1312787 (CVE-2016-2529) - CVE-2016-2529 wireshark: iSeries file parser crash (wnpa-sec-2016-09)
Summary: CVE-2016-2529 wireshark: iSeries file parser crash (wnpa-sec-2016-09)
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Status: CLOSED NOTABUG
Alias: CVE-2016-2529
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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medium
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Assignee: Red Hat Product Security
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Blocks: 1312806
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Reported: 2016-02-29 09:38 UTC by Martin Prpič
Modified: 2021-02-17 04:16 UTC (History)
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Fixed In Version: Wireshark 2.0.2
Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Last Closed: 2016-08-12 06:03:17 UTC
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Description Martin Prpič 2016-02-29 09:38:43 UTC 
It was reported that Wireshark's iSeries 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=11985

External References:

https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-09.html
Comment 1 Martin Prpič 2016-02-29 09:55:40 UTC 
(In reply to Martin Prpic from comment #0)
> External References:
> 
> https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-09.html

The upstream advisory lists an incorrect CVE, it should be 2016, not 2015.
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