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CVE-2016-7180 (GCVE-0-2016-7180)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-09-09 10:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 01:50
VLAI
Summary
epan/dissectors/packet-ipmi-trace.c in the IPMI trace dissector in Wireshark 2.x before 2.0.6 does not properly consider whether a string is constant, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and application crash) via a crafted packet.
CWE
  • n/a
Date Public
2016-09-07 00:00
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