Medium severity5.9NVD Advisory· Published Feb 28, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-2526

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.

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Affected products

Wireshark/Wireshark3 versions
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <2.0.2
osv-coords
pkg:rpm/opensuse/wireshark&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweed
Range: < 2.2.2-1.1

Patches

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References

www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-06.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cginvdVendor Advisory
www.securitytracker.com/id/1035118nvd
code.wireshark.org/review/gitwebnvd
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-05nvd

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