High severity · published Feb 28, 2016
CVE-2016-2521
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…
7.8
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 34% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WI
Wireshark · Wireshark
1.12.0; 1.12.1; 1.12.2; 1.12.3; 1.12.4; 1.12.5; +6 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2521
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2521
www.oracle.com
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
www.securitytracker.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035118
Vendor Advisory
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-01.html
code.wireshark.org
https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4a79cf2e1ab056faaddd252aa56520435b318a56
security.gentoo.org
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-05
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