Vulnerability Details : CVE-2016-7958
In Wireshark 2.2.0, the NCP dissector could crash, triggered by packet injection or a malformed capture file. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/CMakeLists.txt by registering this dissector.
Vulnerability category: Input validation
Products affected by CVE-2016-7958
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-7958
0.39%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 57 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2016-7958
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5.0
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
10.0
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2.9
|
NIST | |
|
7.5
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HIGH | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
3.9
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3.6
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2016-7958
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The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2016-7958
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https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=67597cb2457fb843fa97d3f2c87b82dad6f0de07
code.wireshark Code Review - wireshark.git/commitIssue Tracking;Patch;Vendor Advisory
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https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-57.html
Wireshark · wnpa-sec-2016-57 · NCP dissector crashVendor Advisory
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93463
Wireshark NCP Dissector 'packet-ncp2222.inc' Denial of Service VulnerabilityThird Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12945
12945 – CMake builds don't register the NCP dissector, so the resulting Wireshark/TShark crashes with NCP packetsIssue Tracking;Patch
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