CVE-2016-4416

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

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.

Affected (2)

Products: Wireshark: Wireshark

Wireshark

1 product

Wireshark

Configuration A

2 vulnerable

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

Related CWEs

CWE-119

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 (4)

https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11818

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-13.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11818

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

https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-13.html

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

Vendor Advisory

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