SB2016111703 - Input validation error in Wireshark
Published: November 17, 2016 Updated: August 9, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016111703
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-9372)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.1, the Profinet I/O dissector could loop excessively, triggered by network traffic or a capture file. This was addressed in plugins/profinet/packet-pn-rtc-one.c by rejecting input with too many I/O objects.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94368
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037313
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12851
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=4127e3930ef663114567002001f44e01eba8a250
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-58.html