Medium severity5.9NVD Advisory· Published Feb 28, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026

CVE-2016-2522

Description

The dissect_ber_constrained_bitstring function in epan/dissectors/packet-ber.c in the ASN.1 BER dissector in Wireshark 2.0.x before 2.0.2 does not verify that a certain length is nonzero, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted packet.

Affected products

Wireshark/Wireshark2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cginvdExploitVendor Advisory
www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-02.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
www.securitytracker.com/id/1035118nvd
code.wireshark.org/review/gitwebnvd
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-05nvd

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