Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:20162522000
Revision Date:2016-02-27Version:1
Title:CVE-2016-2522 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
Description:The dissect_ber_constrained_bitstring function in epan/dissectors/packet-ber.c in the ASN.1 BER dissector in Wireshark 2.0.x before 2.0.2 does not verify that a certain length is nonzero, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted packet.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2016-2522
Platform(s):Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
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Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) is installed.
  • AND The 'wireshark' package in xenial was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '2.6.3-1~ubuntu16.04.1').
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