vulnerability
Ubuntu: (CVE-2016-4084): 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
Integer signedness error in epan/dissectors/packet-mswsp.c in the MS-WSP dissector in Wireshark 2.0.x before 2.0.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (integer overflow and application crash) via a crafted packet that triggers an unexpected array size.
Solution
ubuntu-upgrade-wireshark
References
- CVE-2016-4084
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2016-4084
- EUVD-EUVD-2016-5085
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-27.html
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12341
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=66417b17b3570b163a16ca81f71ce5bcb10548d2
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2016-5085
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-4084
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