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CVE-2016-4079

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Published: Apr 25, 2016Modified: May 6, 2026

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5.9
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Exploitability: 2.2 / Impact: 3.6
Source: NVD

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.

Affected (16)

1 product
Debian Linux
1 product
Solaris
1 product
Wireshark
Configuration A
2 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Version 8.0
Version 11.3
Configuration B
14 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Wireshark
Version 1.12.0
Version 1.12.10
Version 1.12.1
Version 1.12.2
Version 1.12.3
Version 1.12.4
Version 1.12.5
Version 1.12.6
Version 1.12.7
Version 1.12.8
Version 1.12.9
Version 2.0.0
Version 2.0.1
Version 2.0.2

References (12)

Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
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