CVE-2016-4415 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer in Wireshark

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer6 documents6 sources
Severity
5.9MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.4%
top 40.15%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
WiresharkDebian Wireshark
Timeline
PublishedMay 1
Latest updateMay 17

Description

wiretap/vwr.c in the Ixia IxVeriWave file parser in Wireshark 2.x before 2.0.2 incorrectly increases a certain octet count, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) via a crafted file.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 2.2 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages3 packages

▶debiandebian/wireshark< wireshark 2.0.2+ga16e22e-1 (bookworm)
▶Debianwireshark/wireshark< 2.0.2+ga16e22e-1+3
▶NVDwireshark/wireshark2.0.0, 2.0.1+1

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-6676-xfhg-mxqc: wiretap/vwr↗2022-05-17
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OSV
CVE-2016-4415: wiretap/vwr↗2016-05-01
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Red Hat
wireshark: Ixia IxVeriWave file parser crash (wnpa-sec-2016-12)↗2016-02-26
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Debian
CVE-2016-4415: wireshark - wiretap/vwr.c in the Ixia IxVeriWave file parser in Wireshark 2.x before 2.0.2 i...↗2016
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💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE-2016-4415 wireshark: Ixia IxVeriWave file parser crash (wnpa-sec-2016-12)↗2016-02-29
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