vulnerability
Ubuntu: (CVE-2016-4415): wireshark vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | May 1, 2016 | Nov 19, 2024 | May 27, 2025 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
May 1, 2016
Added
Nov 19, 2024
Modified
May 27, 2025
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.
Solution
ubuntu-upgrade-wireshark
References
- CVE-2016-4415
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2016-4415
- URL-https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11795
- URL-https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=647
- URL-https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-4415
- URL-https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-12.html
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