VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2016-4079
epan/dissectors/packet-pktc.c in the PKTC dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.11 and 2.0.x before 2.0.3 does not verify BER identifiers, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write and application crash) via a…
MEDIUM 5.9EPSS 2.17%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.17%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
epan/dissectors/packet-pktc.c in the PKTC dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.11 and 2.0.x before 2.0.3 does not verify BER identifiers, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write 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
- 2.17% probability · 81th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- debian/debian linux · oracle/solaris · wireshark/wireshark
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3585Third Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035685
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-22.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12206Issue Tracking
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4cdc9eeba58f866bd5f273e9c5b3876857a7a4bf
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3585Third Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035685
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-22.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12206Issue Tracking
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4cdc9eeba58f866bd5f273e9c5b3876857a7a4bf
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.