CVE-2016-2521

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.

References

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-05

https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4a79cf2e1ab056faaddd252aa56520435b318a56

http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-01.html

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035118

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2

CVSS v3