CVE-2016-2521
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.40 % · percentile 34 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- mitre
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
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.
Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- 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
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.0 | HIGH 7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
| CVSS 2.0 | HIGH 7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2016-3599
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2016-2521
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2016-AVI-074 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans Wireshark · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| affected n/a |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |