CVE-2016-7957 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Wireshark 2.2.0, where a malformed capture file or packet injection could crash the Bluetooth L2CAP dissector. Rated 7.5 HIGH, this vulnerability can be exploited remotely with low complexity, leading to a complete loss of availability for the affected Wireshark instance. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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