CVE-2016-4006
MEDIUM5.9EPSS 0.20%wireshark - security update
Published: 4/25/2016Modified: 4/28/2026
Description
epan/proto.c in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.11 and 2.0.x before 2.0.3 does not limit the protocol-tree depth, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack memory consumption and application crash) via a crafted packet.
Affected packages (2)
- Debian/wiresharkfrom 0, < 2.0.3+geed34f0-1
- Debian/wiresharkfrom 0, < 1.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u6
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.9 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |