vulnerability
Ubuntu: (CVE-2016-4076): wireshark vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Apr 25, 2016 | Nov 19, 2024 | Apr 16, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Apr 25, 2016
Added
Nov 19, 2024
Modified
Apr 16, 2026
Description
epan/dissectors/packet-ncp2222.inc in the NCP dissector in Wireshark 2.0.x before 2.0.3 does not properly initialize memory for search patterns, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.
Solution
ubuntu-upgrade-wireshark
References
- CVE-2016-4076
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2016-4076
- CWE-284
- EUVD-EUVD-2016-5077
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-19.html
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11591
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=ea8e6955fcff21333c203bc00f69d5025761459b
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2016-5077
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-4076
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