CVE-2016-2523 in Wireshark

Summary

The dnp3_al_process_object function in epan/dissectors/packet-dnp.c in the DNP3 dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.10 and 2.0.x before 2.0.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted packet.

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• Reservation: 02/20/2016
• Disclosure: 02/27/2016
• Moderation: VulDB entry created
• Entries: 1: VDB-81098
• CPE: ready
• CWE: CWE-399 (Confirmed)
• CVSS: 5.6
• EPSS: 0.04921
• Activities: Very Low

Sources

• MITRE: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2523
• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2523
• CVE Details: https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2016-2523/