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CVE-2016-4078

 

Severity Score

5.9
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

The IEEE 802.11 dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.11 and 2.0.x before 2.0.3 does not properly restrict element lists, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (deep recursion and application crash) via a crafted packet, related to epan/dissectors/packet-capwap.c and epan/dissectors/packet-ieee80211.c.

El disector IEEE 802.11 en Wireshark 1.12.x en versiones anteriores a 1.12.11 y 2.0.x en versiones anteriores a 2.0.3 no restringe adecuadamente listas de elementos, lo que permite a atacantes remotos provocar una denegación de servicio (recursión profunda y caída de aplicación) a través de un paquete manipulado, relacionado con epan/dissectors/packet-capwap.c y epan/dissectors/packet-ieee80211.c.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2016-04-24 CVE Reserved
  • 2016-04-25 CVE Published
  • 2023-03-07 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Wireshark
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Wireshark
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1.12.0
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Wireshark
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Wireshark
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1.12.1
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Wireshark
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Wireshark
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1.12.2
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Wireshark
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Wireshark
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1.12.3
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Wireshark
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Wireshark
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1.12.4
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Wireshark
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Wireshark
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1.12.5
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Wireshark
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Wireshark
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1.12.6
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Wireshark
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Wireshark
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1.12.7
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Wireshark
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Wireshark
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1.12.8
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Wireshark
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Wireshark
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1.12.9
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Wireshark
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Wireshark
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1.12.10
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Wireshark
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Wireshark
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2.0.0
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Wireshark
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Wireshark
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2.0.1
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Wireshark
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Wireshark
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2.0.2
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