What is CVE-2016-4076?

CVE-2016-4076 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wireshark, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2016-04-25.

How severe is CVE-2016-4076?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Wireshark

CVE-2016-4076

epan/dissectors/packet-ncp2222.inc in the NCP dissector in Wireshark 2.0.x before 2.0.3 does not properly initialize memory for search patterns, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.

EPSS: 0.017 (75.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Wireshark — versions 2.0.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-4076?: CVE-2016-4076 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wireshark, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2016-04-25.
How severe is CVE-2016-4076?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.