Wireshark 2.2.0 L2CAP Dissector denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Wireshark 2.2.0. Affected is an unknown function of the component L2CAP Dissector. Such manipulation leads to denial of service. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Wireshark 2.2.0 (Packet Analyzer Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the component L2CAP Dissector. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability.

The weakness was presented 10/04/2016 as wnpa-sec-2016-56 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at wireshark.org. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

Upgrading to version 2.2.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityTracker (ID 1036944†). See VDB-92499 for similar entry. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Wireshark 2.2.1

Timelineinfo

10/04/2016 🔍
10/04/2016 +0 days 🔍
10/05/2016 +1 days 🔍
10/07/2016 +2 days 🔍
05/04/2019 +939 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: wireshark.org

Advisory: wnpa-sec-2016-56
Status: Confirmed

GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-92498
SecurityTracker: 1036944

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/07/2016 16:03
Updated: 05/04/2019 08:28
Changes: 10/07/2016 16:03 (42), 05/04/2019 08:28 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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