Medium severity5.9NVD Advisory· Published Apr 25, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-4077

Description

epan/reassemble.c in TShark in Wireshark 2.0.x before 2.0.3 relies on incorrect special-case handling of truncated Tvb data structures, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and application crash) via a crafted packet.

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Affected products

Wireshark/Wireshark4 versions
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: >=2.0.0, <2.0.3

Patches

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References

code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detailnvdExploit
www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-20.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
www.securitytracker.com/id/1035685nvd
bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cginvd
code.wireshark.org/review/gitwebnvd

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