CVE-2016-7179 — 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
0.7%
top 28.44%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
3
WiresharkDebian WiresharkDebian Linux
Timeline
PublishedSep 9
Latest updateMay 17

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in epan/dissectors/packet-catapult-dct2000.c in the Catapult DCT2000 dissector in Wireshark 2.x before 2.0.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.

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 2.2.0~rc1+g438c022-1 (bookworm)
▶Debianwireshark/wireshark< 2.2.0~rc1+g438c022-1+3
▶NVDwireshark/wireshark6 versions+5

Also affects: Debian Linux 8.0

Patches

Patch: code.wireshark.org ↗Patch: code.wireshark.org ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-mw3q-2xf6-36xq: Stack-based buffer overflow in epan/dissectors/packet-catapult-dct2000↗2022-05-17
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OSV
CVE-2016-7179: Stack-based buffer overflow in epan/dissectors/packet-catapult-dct2000↗2016-09-09
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Red Hat
wireshark: Catapult DCT2000 dissector crash↗2016-09-08
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Debian
CVE-2016-7179: wireshark - Stack-based buffer overflow in epan/dissectors/packet-catapult-dct2000.c in the ...↗2016
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💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE-2016-7179 wireshark: Catapult DCT2000 dissector crash↗2016-09-12
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