CVE-2016-2528

Source
https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2528
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2016-2528.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2016-2528
Downstream
Related
Published
2016-02-28T04:59:06.950Z
Modified
2026-07-08T12:05:52.167947Z
Severity
  • 5.9 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

The dissectnhdrextopt function in epan/dissectors/packet-lbmc.c in the LBMC dissector in Wireshark 2.0.x before 2.0.2 does not validate length values, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer overflow and application crash) via a crafted packet.

References

Affected packages

Git / github.com/wireshark/wireshark

Affected ranges

Type
GIT
Repo
https://github.com/wireshark/wireshark
Events
Database specific
{
    "source": "CPE_STRING",
    "cpe": [
        "cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
        "cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
    ],
    "extracted_events": [
        {
            "introduced": "2.0.0"
        },
        {
            "last_affected": "2.0.0"
        },
        {
            "introduced": "2.0.1"
        },
        {
            "last_affected": "2.0.1"
        }
    ]
}

Affected versions

2.*
2.0.0
2.0.1
v2.*
v2.0.0
v2.0.1
v2.0.1rc0
wireshark-2.*
wireshark-2.0.0
wireshark-2.0.1

Database specific

source
"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2016-2528.json"

Git / gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark

Affected ranges

Type
GIT
Repo
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark
Events
Database specific
{
    "source": "CPE_STRING",
    "cpe": [
        "cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
        "cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
    ],
    "extracted_events": [
        {
            "introduced": "2.0.0"
        },
        {
            "last_affected": "2.0.0"
        },
        {
            "introduced": "2.0.1"
        },
        {
            "last_affected": "2.0.1"
        }
    ]
}

Affected versions

2.*
2.0.0
2.0.1
v2.*
v2.0.0
v2.0.1
v2.0.1rc0
wireshark-2.*
wireshark-2.0.0
wireshark-2.0.1

Database specific

source
"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2016-2528.json"