wnpa-sec-2016-31 · Name

Summary

Name: Name

Docid: wnpa-sec-2016-31

Date: June 7, 2016

Affected versions: 2.0.0 to 2.0.3

Fixed versions: 2.0.4

References:

Wireshark issue 12175.
CVE-2016-5352.

Details

Description

The IEEE 802.11 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 2.0.4 or later.