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Medium
CVE-2016-4077
epan/reassemble.c in TShark in Wireshark 2.0.x before 2.0.3 relies on...
Vulnerability Description
epan/reassemble.c in TShark in Wireshark 2.0.x before 2.0.3 relies on incorrect special-case handling of truncated Tvb data structures, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and application crash) via a crafted packet.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035685
- https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=651
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c5b2c1e8f40cee913bd70fcc00284483b3c92fcd
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11799
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-20.html
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Affected Vendor
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Vulnerable Versions:
2.0.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2
Timeline
Official Publish:
April 25th, 2016
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.