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Unscored CVE-2016-2521 EUVD-2016-3599GHSA-c44j-w78v-5jr4

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the WiresharkApplication class in ui/qt/wireshark_application.cpp in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.10…

Published Feb 28, 2016 · Updated Aug 5, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

Description

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.

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS wireshark 2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1 —
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS wireshark 2.6.3-1~ubuntu16.04.1 —
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS wireshark 2.6.3-1~ubuntu14.04.1 —

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