CVE-2016-4416

wireshark: IEEE 802.11 dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2016-13)

Published May 1, 2016 CVSS 3.0 · 5.9 Medium EPSS 1.1% KEV · Not listed
Description
epan/dissectors/packet-ieee80211.c in the IEEE 802.11 dissector in Wireshark 2.x before 2.0.2 mishandles the Grouping subfield, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted packet.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-5416 epan/dissectors/packet-ieee80211.c in the IEEE 802.11 dissector in Wireshark 2.x before 2.0.2 mishandles the Grouping subfield, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted packet.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Sep 16, 2024, 11:00 PM
Reserved
Apr 30, 2016, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
May 1, 2016, 1:59 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:47 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Feb 26, 2016, 12:00 AM