VDB
CVE-2016-4079
CVE-2016-4079
PUBLISHED
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.
EPSS 0.23% · 45.7th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
0.23%
45.7th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | wireshark | 1.10.2-1, 1.10.5-1ubuntu1, 1.10.5-2 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | wireshark | 2.4.2-1, 2.4.3-1, 2.4.4-1 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | wireshark | 0, 1.12.7+g7fc8978-1, 1.12.8+g5b6e543-2 |
Exploit Intelligence
- 1035685 (circl)
- DSA-3585 (circl)
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html (circl)
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-22.html (circl)
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4cdc9eeba58f866bd5f273e9c5b3876857a7a4bf (circl)
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12206 (circl)
Timeline
- Apr 25, 2016 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 20, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 12, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 3, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 18, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 8, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 2, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 25, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-4079 third-party-advisory
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=4cdc9eeba58f866bd5f273e9c5b3876857a7a4bf third-party-advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12206 third-party-advisory
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-22.html third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-4079 third-party-advisory