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CVE-2016-4077
Published:April 25, 2016
Updated:July 21, 2026
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.
Related Resources (8)
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11799
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4077
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035685
https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c5b2c1e8f40cee913bd70fcc00284483b3c92fcd
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-4077
https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=651
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-20.html
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2016-4077
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
8.2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
5.9
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
EPSS
Base Score:
2.00