CVE-2016-2528
Moderate
CVE-2016-2528
The dissect_nhdr_extopt 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.
Exploit probability
2.2%
Published
February 28, 2016
Required by
Not available
Last source change
July 8, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
7 explicit affected versions
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2016-2528
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The dissect_nhdr_extopt 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.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035118
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-08.html
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11984
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=1c090e929269a78bf7a4cb3dc0d34565f4351312
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-05