CVE-2016-2527 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via a stack-based buffer overflow in the 3GPP trace file parser by providing a crafted file.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-2527?
CVE-2016-2527 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Wireshark Wireshark, published on 28 Feb 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
wiretap/nettrace_3gpp_32_423.c in the 3GPP TS 32.423 Trace file parser in Wireshark 2.0.x before 2.0.2 does not ensure that a '\0' character is present at the end of certain strings, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer overflow and application crash) via a crafted file.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-2527?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wireshark Wireshark.
How do I fix CVE-2016-2527?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2016-2527 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-2527 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Wireshark Wireshark
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-2527, GHSA-p868-vhjp-j8r4, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2527.