CVE-2016-2525 in Wireshark

Summary

epan/dissectors/packet-http2.c in the HTTP/2 dissector in Wireshark 2.0.x before 2.0.2 does not limit the amount of header data, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption or application crash) via a crafted packet.

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• Reservation: 02/19/2016
• Disclosure: 02/27/2016
• Moderation: VulDB entry created
• Entries: VDB-81100 (1)
• CPE: ready
• CWE: CWE-20 (Confirmed)
• CVSS: 5.9
• EPSS: 0.00294
• Activities: Very Low

Sources

• MITRE: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2525
• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2525
• CVE Details: https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2016-2525/