CVE-2016-4078
published 2016-04-25CVE-2016-4078: 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…
PriorityP426medium5.9CVSS 3.0
AVNACHPRNUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
2.12%
79.7th percentile
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.
Affected
19 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | wireshark | < wireshark 2.0.3+geed34f0-1 (bookworm) | wireshark 2.0.3+geed34f0-1 (bookworm) |
| wireshark | wireshark | — | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | — | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | — | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | — | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | — | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | — | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | — | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | — | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | — | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | — | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | — | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | — | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | — | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | — | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | >= 0 < 2.0.3+geed34f0-1 | 2.0.3+geed34f0-1 |
| wireshark | wireshark | >= 0 < 2.0.3+geed34f0-1 | 2.0.3+geed34f0-1 |
| wireshark | wireshark | >= 0 < 2.0.3+geed34f0-1 | 2.0.3+geed34f0-1 |
| wireshark | wireshark | >= 0 < 2.0.3+geed34f0-1 | 2.0.3+geed34f0-1 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.05.9MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvdv2.04.3MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
osv5.9MEDIUM
vendor_debian5.9LOW
vendor_redhat5.9MEDIUM
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GHSA
GHSA-q5q9-8q79-9xp9: The IEEE 802
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-17
CVE-2016-4078 [MEDIUM] CWE-20 GHSA-q5q9-8q79-9xp9: The IEEE 802
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.
OSV
CVE-2016-4078: The IEEE 802
osv·2016-04-25·CVSS 5.9
CVE-2016-4078 [MEDIUM] CVE-2016-4078: The IEEE 802
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.
Red Hat
wireshark: IEEE 802.11 dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2016-21)
vendor_redhat·2016-04-22·CVSS 5.9
CVE-2016-4078 [MEDIUM] wireshark: IEEE 802.11 dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2016-21)
wireshark: IEEE 802.11 dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2016-21)
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.
Package: wireshark (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5) - Will not fix
Package: wireshark (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Will not fix
Package: wireshark (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Will not fix
Debian
CVE-2016-4078: wireshark - The IEEE 802.11 dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.11 and 2.0.x before 2....
vendor_debian·2016·CVSS 5.9
CVE-2016-4078 [MEDIUM] CVE-2016-4078: wireshark - The IEEE 802.11 dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.11 and 2.0.x before 2....
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.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 2.0.3+geed34f0-1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 2.0.3+geed34f0-1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 2.0.3+geed34f0-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 2.0.3+geed34f0-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 2.0.3+geed34f0-1)
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2016-4078 wireshark: IEEE 802.11 dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2016-21)
bugzilla·2016-04-25·CVSS 5.9
CVE-2016-4078 [MEDIUM] CVE-2016-4078 wireshark: IEEE 802.11 dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2016-21)
CVE-2016-4078 wireshark: IEEE 802.11 dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2016-21)
It was reported that Wireshark's IEEE 802.11 dissector could crash. It may be possible to make Wireshark crash by injecting a malformed packet onto the wire or by convincing someone to read a malformed packet trace file.
Upstream bug(s):
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12187
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11824
External References:
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-21.html
Discussion:
Created wireshark tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1330080]
Bugzilla
CVE-2016-4006 CVE-2016-4078 CVE-2016-4079 CVE-2016-4080 CVE-2016-4081 CVE-2016-4082 CVE-2016-4085 wireshark: various flaws [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2016-04-25·CVSS 5.9
CVE-2016-4006 [MEDIUM] CVE-2016-4006 CVE-2016-4078 CVE-2016-4079 CVE-2016-4080 CVE-2016-4081 CVE-2016-4082 CVE-2016-4085 wireshark: various flaws [fedora-all]
CVE-2016-4006 CVE-2016-4078 CVE-2016-4079 CVE-2016-4080 CVE-2016-4081 CVE-2016-4082 CVE-2016-4085 wireshark: various flaws [fedora-all]
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http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.htmlhttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035685http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-21.htmlhttps://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11824https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12187https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e2745d741ec11f395d41c0aafa24df9dec136399http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.htmlhttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035685http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-21.htmlhttps://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11824https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12187https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e2745d741ec11f395d41c0aafa24df9dec136399
2016-04-25
Published