CVE-2016-4077 (GCVE-0-2016-4077)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-04-25 10:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 00:17
VLAI
Summary
epan/reassemble.c in TShark in Wireshark 2.0.x before 2.0.3 relies on incorrect special-case handling of truncated Tvb data structures, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and application crash) via a crafted packet.
Severity
5.9 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Date Public
2016-04-22 00:00
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