CVE-2016-4415

Published: May 1, 2016Modified: May 6, 2026

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

wiretap/vwr.c in the Ixia IxVeriWave file parser in Wireshark 2.x before 2.0.2 incorrectly increases a certain octet count, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) via a crafted file.

Affected (2)

Products: Wireshark: Wireshark

1 product

Configuration A

2 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Wireshark Wireshark	Version 2.0.0
Wireshark Wireshark	Version 2.0.1

Related CWEs

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (6)

https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11795

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=647

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit

https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-12.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11795

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=647

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Exploit

https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-12.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

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