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CVE-2016-2530

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-2530 describes an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the RSL dissector of Wireshark versions 1.12.x before 1.12.10 and 2.0.x before 2.0.2. This flaw, located in the dissct_rsl_ipaccess_msg function, allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service (application crash) by sending a specially crafted packet containing an unrecognized TLV type. Rated as MEDIUM severity with a CVSS score of 5.9, exploitation requires low attack complexity and does not necessitate user interaction or privileges. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.12.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.12.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.12.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.12.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.12.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

5.9MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.2
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.74%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
84.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0274 is in the 76th percentile among its peer group of 19,956 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (3)

redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: wireshark
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: wireshark
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: wireshark

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2016-2530Moderate

wireshark: RSL dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2016-10)

Feb 26, 2016

References

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-updates/2016-03/msg00015.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-updates/2016-03/msg00016.html
bugs.wireshark.org / bugzilla/show_bug.cgi
Vendor Advisory
code.wireshark.org / review/gitweb
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201604-05
debian.org / security/2016/dsa-3516
oracle.com / technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
securitytracker.com / id/1035118
wireshark.org / security/wnpa-sec-2016-10.html
Vendor Advisory