Vulnerability Details : CVE-2016-4415
Potential exploit
wiretap/vwr.c in the Ixia IxVeriWave file parser in Wireshark 2.x before 2.0.2 incorrectly increases a certain octet count, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) via a crafted file.
Vulnerability category: OverflowDenial of service
Products affected by CVE-2016-4415
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-4415
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-2016-4415
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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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
|
NIST | |
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5.9
|
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
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2016-4415
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The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2016-4415
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https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11795
11795 – Wireshark heap-based buffer overflow in vwr_read_s2_s3_W_rec
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https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=647
647 - Wireshark heap-based buffer overflow in vwr_read_s2_s3_W_rec - project-zero - MonorailExploit
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https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-12.html
Wireshark · wnpa-sec-2016-12 · Ixia IxVeriWave file parser crashVendor Advisory
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