CVE-2016-4418

wireshark: ASN.1 BER dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2016-15)

Published May 1, 2016 CVSS 3.0 · 5.9 Medium EPSS 1.4% KEV · Not listed
Description
epan/dissectors/packet-ber.c in the ASN.1 BER dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.10 and 2.x before 2.0.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted packet that triggers an empty set.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-5418 epan/dissectors/packet-ber.c in the ASN.1 BER dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.10 and 2.x before 2.0.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted packet that triggers an empty set.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00216}

epss

{'score': 0.00164}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 12:32 AM
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