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SUSE-SU-2016:1345-1 Not scored

Security update for wireshark

This update to Wireshark 1 12.11 fixes a number issues in protocol dissectors that could have allowed a remote attacker to crash Wireshark or cause excessive CPU usage through specially crafted packages inserted into the network or a capture file. - The PKTC dissector could crash (wnpa-sec-2016-22) - The PKTC dissector could crash (wnpa-sec-2016-23) - The IAX2 dissector could go into an infinite loop (wnpa-sec-2016-24) - Wireshark and TShark could exhaust the stack (wnpa-sec-2016-25) - The GSM CBCH dissector could crash (wnpa-sec-2016-26) - The NCP dissector could crash (wnpa-sec-2016-28) - CVE-2016-2523: DNP dissector infinite loop (wnpa-sec-2016-03) - CVE-2016-2530: RSL dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2016-10) - CVE-2016-2531: RSL dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2016-10) - CVE-2016-2532: LLRP dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2016-11) - GSM A-bis OML dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2016-14) - ASN.1 BER dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2016-15) - ASN.1 BER dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2016-18) Also containsfurther bug fixes and updated protocol support as listed in: https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.12.11.html https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.12.10.html

Exploit probability Not scored
Published May 18, 2016
Required by Not available
Last source change February 4, 2026

02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE

Affected packages

SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 wireshark
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 wireshark
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 wireshark

03 / CONNECTIONS

Connected vulnerabilities

04 / EVIDENCE

Source records

Open Source Vulnerabilities SUSE-SU-2016:1345-1

This update to Wireshark 1 12.11 fixes a number issues in protocol dissectors that could have allowed a remote attacker to crash Wireshark or cause excessive CPU usage through specially crafted packages inserted into the network or a capture file. - The PKTC dissector could crash (wnpa-sec-2016-22) - The PKTC dissector could crash (wnpa-sec-2016-23) - The IAX2 dissector could go into an infinite loop (wnpa-sec-2016-24) - Wireshark and TShark could exhaust the stack (wnpa-sec-2016-25) - The GSM CBCH dissector could crash (wnpa-sec-2016-26) - The NCP dissector could crash (wnpa-sec-2016-28) - CVE-2016-2523: DNP dissector infinite loop (wnpa-sec-2016-03) - CVE-2016-2530: RSL dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2016-10) - CVE-2016-2531: RSL dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2016-10) - CVE-2016-2532: LLRP dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2016-11) - GSM A-bis OML dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2016-14) - ASN.1 BER dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2016-15) - ASN.1 BER dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2016-18) Also containsfurther bug fixes and updated protocol support as listed in: https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.12.11.html https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.12.10.html

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05 / REFERENCES

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