CVE-2016-4006
epan/proto.c in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.11 and 2.0.x before 2.0.3 does not limit the protocol-tree depth, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack memory consumption and application crash) via a crafted packet.
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.32%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
epan/proto.c in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.11 and 2.0.x before 2.0.3 does not limit the protocol-tree depth, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack memory consumption and application crash) via a crafted packet.
- CVSS 3.0
- 5.9 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.32% probability · 83th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- wireshark/wireshark
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 2.3% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3585
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035685
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-25.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12268
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8dc9551e1d56290e6f7f02cc38b77e1d211fd4a5
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3585
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035685
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-25.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12268
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8dc9551e1d56290e6f7f02cc38b77e1d211fd4a5
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.