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wnpa-sec-2016-02 · ASN.1 BER dissector crash

Summary

Name: ASN.1 BER dissector crash

Docid: wnpa-sec-2016-02

Date: February , 2016

Affected versions: 2.0.0 to 2.0.1

Fixed versions: 2.0.2

References:

Wireshark issue 11828.
CVE-2016-2522.

Details

Description

The ASN.1 BER dissector could crash. Discovered by Mateusz Jurczyk.

Impact

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.

Resolution

Upgrade to Wireshark 2.0.2 or later.