VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2016-2526

CVSS score5.9 MEDIUM
EPSS probability1.98%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2016-02-28
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

epan/dissectors/packet-hiqnet.c in the HiQnet dissector in Wireshark 2.0.x before 2.0.2 does not validate the data type, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted packet.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

Primary references