Unbounded Recursion in LLRP Dissector in Wireshark

CVE-2016-2532 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:M/AU:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

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.

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