CVE-2016-4076medium
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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.
References
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035685
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-19.html
Details
Source: MITRE
Published: 2016-04-25
Updated: 2016-12-03
Type: CWE-284
Risk Information
CVSS v2
Base Score: 4.3
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Impact Score: 2.9
Exploitability Score: 8.6
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS v3
Base Score: 5.9
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Impact Score: 3.6
Exploitability Score: 2.2
Severity: MEDIUM
Vulnerable Software
Configuration 1
OR
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Tenable Plugins
| ID | Name | Product | Family | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90846 | FreeBSD : wireshark -- multiple vulnerabilities (7e36c369-10c0-11e6-94fa-002590263bf5) | Nessus | FreeBSD Local Security Checks | medium |
| 90787 | Wireshark 2.0.x < 2.0.3 Multiple DoS | Nessus | Windows | medium |
| 90785 | Wireshark 2.0.x < 2.0.3 Multiple DoS (Mac OS X) | Nessus | MacOS X Local Security Checks | medium |