Medium severity5.9NVD Advisory· Published Feb 28, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-2531
CVE-2016-2531
Description
Off-by-one error in epan/dissectors/packet-rsl.c in the RSL dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.10 and 2.0.x before 2.0.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted packet that triggers a 0xff tag value, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-2530.
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Affected products
25cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 12 more
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- 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-coords12 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/wireshark&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/wireshark&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012pkg:rpm/suse/wireshark&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/wireshark&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/wireshark&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012pkg:rpm/suse/wireshark&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/wireshark&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/wireshark&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012pkg:rpm/suse/wireshark&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/wireshark&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/wireshark&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012pkg:rpm/suse/wireshark&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP1
< 2.2.2-1.1+ 11 more
- (no CPE)range: < 2.2.2-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.12.11-25.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.12.11-25.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.12.11-0.18.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.12.11-25.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.12.11-25.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.12.11-0.18.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.12.11-25.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.12.11-25.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.12.11-0.18.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.12.11-25.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.12.11-25.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
9- www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-10.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cginvdVendor Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-03/msg00015.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-03/msg00016.htmlnvd
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3516nvd
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.htmlnvd
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1035118nvd
- code.wireshark.org/review/gitwebnvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-05nvd
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