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DEBIAN-CVE-2016-4083

epan/dissectors/packet-mswsp.c in the MS-WSP dissector in Wireshark 2.0.x before 2.0.3 does not ensure that data is available before array allocation,...

Original description

The description as published by the source.

epan/dissectors/packet-mswsp.c in the MS-WSP dissector in Wireshark 2.0.x before 2.0.3 does not ensure that data is available before array allocation, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.

Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV

Affected packages

Debian:12 wireshark

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.0.3+geed34f0-1"}]}]

Debian:13 wireshark

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.0.3+geed34f0-1"}]}]

Debian:14 wireshark

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.0.3+geed34f0-1"}]}]

References

advisory security-tracker.debian.org