CVE-2016-4418 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Wireshark versions 1.12.x before 1.12.10 and 2.x before 2.0.2. A remote attacker can exploit a buffer over-read in the ASN.1 BER dissector by sending a crafted packet, leading to an application crash. This vulnerability has a CVSS v3 score of 5.9 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with high impact on availability and high attack complexity, requiring no user interaction. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.12.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.12.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.12.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.12.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.12.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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