VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2016-7178
epan/dissectors/packet-umts_fp.c in the UMTS FP dissector in Wireshark 2.x before 2.0.6 does not ensure that memory is allocated for certain data structures, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid write access and…
MEDIUM 5.9EPSS 2.36%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.36%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
epan/dissectors/packet-umts_fp.c in the UMTS FP dissector in Wireshark 2.x before 2.0.6 does not ensure that memory is allocated for certain data structures, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid write access 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
- 2.36% probability · 83th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Affected
- wireshark/wireshark · debian/debian linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3671Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036760Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12751Issue Tracking
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/17094Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=315bba7c645b75af24215c6303d187b188610bba
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-53.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3671Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036760Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12751Issue Tracking
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/17094Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=315bba7c645b75af24215c6303d187b188610bba
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-53.htmlVendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.