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CVE-2016-2525

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2016-03-01 wireshark -- multiple vulnerabilities

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CVE-2016-2525 at cve.mitre.org

Details

Type Candidate
Name CVE-2016-2525
Phase Assigned(20160220)

Description

epan/dissectors/packet-http2.c in the HTTP/2 dissector in Wireshark 2.0.x before 2.0.2 does not limit the amount of header data, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption or application crash) via a crafted packet.

References

Source Reference
CONFIRM http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-05.html
CONFIRM https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12077
CONFIRM https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=6a47ac7624993b99966e1d813245ffb419a2d201

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