CVE-2016-4079

MediumCVSS 5.9/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

epan/dissectors/packet-pktc.c in the PKTC dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.11 and 2.0.x before 2.0.3 does not verify BER identifiers, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write and application crash) via a crafted packet.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 5.9/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-119

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Apr 25, 2016
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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