CVE-2016-2521
CVE-2016-2521
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Untrusted search path vulnerability in the WiresharkApplication class in ui/qt/wireshark_application.cpp in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.10 and 2.0.x before 2.0.2 on Windows allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse riched20.dll.dll file in the current working directory, related to use of QLibrary.
CVSS 7.8 · High · EPSS 0.4% · Fix available
- Published
- Updated
Stack: system
Affected products and versions
n/a
- Versions
- n/a: Affected
No fix published
wireshark Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
- Versions
- 1.10.2-1
- 1.10.3-1
- 1.10.5-1ubuntu1
- 1.10.5-2
- 1.10.6-1
- 1.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u11ubuntu0.14.04.1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 2.6.3-1~ubuntu14.04.1
Update to 2.6.3-1~ubuntu14.04.1
wireshark Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
- Versions
- 1.12.7+g7fc8978-1
- 1.12.8+g5b6e543-2
- 2.0.1+g59ea380-3build1
- 2.0.2+ga16e22e-1
- 2.2.6+g32dac6a-2ubuntu0.16.04
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 2.6.3-1~ubuntu16.04.1
Update to 2.6.3-1~ubuntu16.04.1
wireshark Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
- Versions
- 2.4.2-1
- 2.4.3-1
- 2.4.4-1
- 2.4.5-1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1
Update to 2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1
Original sources
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4a79cf2e1ab056faaddd252aa56520435b318a56
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-01.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-05
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035118
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2521