CVE-2016-7957
libwireshark11: In Wireshark 2.2.0, the Bluetooth L2CAP dissector could crash, triggered by packet injection or a malformed capture file
CVE-2016-7957 is fixed in 10 products on 1 platform, first by libwireshark-data 2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1, released August 29, 2018. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.
Routine
CVSS
n/a
Medium
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0190
79th percentile
In Wireshark 2.2.0, the Bluetooth L2CAP dissector could crash, triggered by packet injection or a malformed capture file. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-btl2cap.c by avoiding use of a seven-byte memcmp for potentially shorter strings.
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | |||
| libwireshark-data · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1 | libwireshark-data 2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1 | Aug 29, 2018 |
| libwireshark11 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1 | libwireshark11 2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1 | Aug 29, 2018 |
| libwiretap8 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1 | libwiretap8 2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1 | Aug 29, 2018 |
| libwscodecs2 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1 | libwscodecs2 2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1 | Aug 29, 2018 |
| libwsutil9 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1 | libwsutil9 2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1 | Aug 29, 2018 |
| tshark · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1 | tshark 2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1 | Aug 29, 2018 |
| wireshark · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1 | wireshark 2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1 | Aug 29, 2018 |
| wireshark-common · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1 | wireshark-common 2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1 | Aug 29, 2018 |
| wireshark-gtk · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1 | wireshark-gtk 2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1 | Aug 29, 2018 |
| wireshark-qt · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1 | wireshark-qt 2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1 | Aug 29, 2018 |