CVE-2016-4419 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the SPICE dissector within Wireshark versions 2.x prior to 2.0.2. A remote attacker can exploit this by sending a specially crafted packet that causes a large loop in the epan/dissectors/packet-spice.c component. Rated Medium with a CVSS score of 5.9, this vulnerability has a high attack complexity but requires no user interaction, leading to a high impact on availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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