5.9med
CVE-2016-4416
epan/dissectors/packet-ieee80211.c in the IEEE 802.11 dissector in Wireshark 2.x before 2.0.2 mishandles the Grouping subfield, which allow…
Published 10 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
5.9
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.1%
percentile 65%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
epan/dissectors/packet-ieee80211.c in the IEEE 802.11 dissector in Wireshark 2.x before 2.0.2 mishandles the Grouping subfield, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted packet.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
1.06% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 65% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 5.9 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
References
- bugs.wireshark.org /bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11818 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- wireshark.org /security/wnpa-sec-2016-13.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2016-4416
- NVD: CVE-2016-4416
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