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CVE-2016-4418

epan/dissectors/packet-ber.c in the ASN.1 BER dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.10 and 2.x before 2.0.2 allows remote attackers to…

Published 10 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.9
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.4%
percentile 72%
Public exploits
0
none known

epan/dissectors/packet-ber.c in the ASN.1 BER dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.10 and 2.x before 2.0.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted packet that triggers an empty set.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.35% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 72% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.05.9CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD2.04.3AV: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

  • lists.opensuse.org /opensuse-updates/2016-03/msg00016.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred
  • lists.opensuse.org /opensuse-updates/2016-03/msg00015.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred
  • bugs.wireshark.org /bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12106 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • oracle.com /technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • wireshark.org /security/wnpa-sec-2016-15.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred

Sources

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