Wireshark vulnerability wnpa-sec-2016-16

Description

It may be possible to make Wireshark crash or consume excessive CPU resources by injecting a malformed packet onto the wire or by convincing someone to read a malformed packet trace file.

Analysis

The SPICE dissector could enter a large loop.

Affected Applications

Wireshark

CVE References

CVE-2016-4419

Other References

https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-16.html