CVE-2016-7175 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Wireshark via crafted packets due to an out-of-bounds read in the QNX6 QNET dissector.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-7175?
CVE-2016-7175 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Wireshark Wireshark, published on 9 Sep 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-7175?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wireshark Wireshark.
How do I fix CVE-2016-7175?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2016-7175 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-7175 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Wireshark Wireshark
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-7175, GHSA-g78x-gvfp-wx6g, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-7175.