CVE-2016-7175 in Wireshark

Summary

epan/dissectors/packet-qnet6.c in the QNX6 QNET dissector in Wireshark 2.x before 2.0.6 mishandles MAC address data, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted packet.

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• Reservation: 09/08/2016
• Disclosure: 09/09/2016
• Moderation: VulDB entry created
• Entries: 1: VDB-91402
• CPE: ready
• CWE: CWE-125 (Confirmed)
• CVSS: 5.9
• EPSS: 0.00189
• Activities: Very Low

Sources

• MITRE: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7175
• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7175
• CVE Details: https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2016-7175/