CVE-2016-7180 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Wireshark versions 2.x prior to 2.0.6, specifically within the IPMI trace dissector. This flaw, a use-after-free error (CWE-416), can be triggered by a remote attacker sending a specially crafted packet, leading to an application crash. Rated as Medium severity (CVSS 5.9), it requires high attack complexity but no user interaction. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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