CVE-2016-4076 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the NCP dissector of Wireshark versions 2.0.x prior to 2.0.3. This flaw, caused by improper memory initialization for search patterns, allows a remote attacker to crash the application via a specially crafted packet. With a CVSSv3 score of 5.9 (Medium), exploitation requires no user interaction and has high impact on availability, though attack complexity is high. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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