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CVE-2016-2521

Date: February 27, 2016

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.

Language: C++

Severity Score

Related Resources (8)

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2521
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-05
https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4a79cf2e1ab056faaddd252aa56520435b318a56
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035118
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-01.html
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2016-2521
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2016-2521

Severity Score

Weakness Type (CWE)

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Control

CWE-264

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): LOCAL
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): LOW
User Interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): HIGH
Integrity (I): HIGH
Availability (A): HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): LOCAL
Access Complexity (AC): LOW
Authentication (AU): NONE
Confidentiality (C): COMPLETE
Integrity (I): COMPLETE
Availability (A): COMPLETE
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