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Improper Input Validation

CVE-2016-5353

Medium
5.9/10

Summary

epan/dissectors/packet-umts_fp.c in the UMTS FP dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.12 and 2.x before 2.0.4 mishandles the reserved C/T value, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.

  • HIGH
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • HIGH

CWE-20 - Improper Input Validation

The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published