Out-of-Bounds Affecting wireshark package, versions [0,2.0.2)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.18% (56th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-WIRESHARK-2318485
  • published14 Dec 2021
  • disclosed1 May 2016
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 1 May 2016

CVE-2016-4416  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade wireshark to version 2.0.2 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Out-of-Bounds epan/dissectors/packet-ieee80211.c in the IEEE 802.11 dissector in Wireshark 2.x before 2.0.2 mishandles the Grouping subfield, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted packet.

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