wireshark: LLRP dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2016-11)
Published Feb 28, 2016
5.9
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.49%
Description
The dissect_llrp_parameters function in epan/dissectors/packet-llrp.c in the LLRP dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.10 and 2.0.x before 2.0.2 does not limit the recursion depth, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption or application crash) via a crafted packet.
Affected products
No data.
- 1.12.0
- 1.12.1
- 1.12.2
- 1.12.3
- 1.12.4
- 1.12.5
- 1.12.6
- 1.12.7
- 1.12.8
- 1.12.9
- 2.0.0
- 2.0.1
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
wireshark
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
wireshark
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
wireshark
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | wireshark | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | wireshark | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | wireshark | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.49% (0.02494) | 84.10th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.49% (0.02494) | 82.54th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.82% (0.00818) | 72.14th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.13% (0.03133) | 78.00th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.82% (0.00818) | 72.67th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.39% (0.00392) | 74.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.39% (0.00392) | 72.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.39% (0.00392) | 69.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.97% (0.01974) | 78.97th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.97% (0.01974) | 77.12th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.97% (0.01974) | 56.20th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (14)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-03/msg00015.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-03/msg00016.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3516 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035118 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-11.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2532 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12048 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1312792 Issue Tracking
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4a2cd6c79ecbf2cb21f985f01ce1c1e3030285ec x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2532
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-05 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2532
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-11.html
Change history (0)
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