Medium severity5.9NVD Advisory· Published Sep 9, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2016-7180
CVE-2016-7180
Description
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.
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
6- code.wireshark.org/review/17289nvdIssue TrackingPatch
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3671nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1036760nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-55.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cginvdIssue Tracking
- code.wireshark.org/review/gitwebnvd
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