Vulnerability Details : CVE-2016-7179
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.
Vulnerability category: OverflowDenial of service
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-7179
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.30%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 65 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2016-7179
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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4.3
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
8.6
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2.9
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NIST |
5.9
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
2.2
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3.6
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2016-7179
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The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2016-7179
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https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-54.html
Wireshark · wnpa-sec-2016-54 · Catapult DCT2000 dissector crashVendor Advisory
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https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12752
12752 – Stack overflow in Catapult DCT2000 dissectorIssue Tracking
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036760
Wireshark QNX6 QNET, H.225, Catapult DCT2000, UMTS FP, and IPMI Trace Dissector Bugs Lets Remote Users Cause the Target Service to Crash - SecurityTrackerThird Party Advisory
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https://code.wireshark.org/review/17095
Change I20070829: DCT2000: prevent a stack buffer overflow | code.wireshark Code ReviewIssue Tracking;Patch
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http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3671
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3671-1 wiresharkThird Party Advisory
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https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=3b97fbddc23c065727b0147aab52a27c4aadffe7
code.wireshark Code Review - wireshark.git/commitIssue Tracking;Patch
Products affected by CVE-2016-7179
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*