CVE-2016-2521

NameCVE-2016-2521
DescriptionUntrusted 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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
wireshark (PTS)jessie, jessie (lts)1.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u19fixed
stretch (security)2.6.20-0+deb9u3fixed
stretch (lts), stretch2.6.20-0+deb9u7fixed
buster2.6.20-0+deb10u4fixed
buster (security)2.6.20-0+deb10u8fixed
bullseye (security), bullseye3.4.10-0+deb11u1fixed
bookworm (security), bookworm4.0.11-1~deb12u1fixed
sid, trixie4.2.4-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
wiresharksource(unstable)(not affected)

Notes

- wireshark <not-affected> (Windows-specific)
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-01.html
Affected versions: 2.0.0 to 2.0.1, 1.12.0 to 1.12.9
Fixed versions: 2.0.2, 1.12.10

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