fkie_cve-2016-2521
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2016-02-28 04:59
Modified
2025-04-12 10:46
Severity ?
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the WiresharkApplication class in ui/qt/wireshark_application.cpp in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.10 and 2.0.x before 2.0.2 on Windows allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse riched20.dll.dll file in the current working directory, related to use of QLibrary.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035118
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-01.htmlVendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4a79cf2e1ab056faaddd252aa56520435b318a56
cve@mitre.orghttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-05
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035118
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-01.htmlVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4a79cf2e1ab056faaddd252aa56520435b318a56
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-05
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
wireshark wireshark 1.12.0
wireshark wireshark 1.12.1
wireshark wireshark 1.12.2
wireshark wireshark 1.12.3
wireshark wireshark 1.12.4
wireshark wireshark 1.12.5
wireshark wireshark 1.12.6
wireshark wireshark 1.12.7
wireshark wireshark 1.12.8
wireshark wireshark 1.12.9
wireshark wireshark 2.0.0
wireshark wireshark 2.0.1


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