vulnerability
Ubuntu: (CVE-2016-4077): 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 | Aug 19, 2025 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Apr 25, 2016
Added
Nov 19, 2024
Modified
Aug 19, 2025
Description
epan/reassemble.c in TShark in Wireshark 2.0.x before 2.0.3 relies on incorrect special-case handling of truncated Tvb data structures, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and application crash) via a crafted packet.
Solution
ubuntu-upgrade-wireshark
References
- CVE-2016-4077
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2016-4077
- URL-http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-20.html
- URL-https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11799
- URL-https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=651
- URL-https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=c5b2c1e8f40cee913bd70fcc00284483b3c92fcd
- URL-https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-4077
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