Medium severity5.9NVD Advisory· Published Apr 25, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-4079
CVE-2016-4079
Description
epan/dissectors/packet-pktc.c in the PKTC dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.11 and 2.0.x before 2.0.3 does not verify BER identifiers, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write and application crash) via a crafted packet.
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Affected products
17cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 14 more
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- 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: 1.12.x < 1.12.11, 2.0.x < 2.0.3
- cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
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References
6- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3585nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-22.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cginvdIssue Tracking
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1035685nvd
- code.wireshark.org/review/gitwebnvd
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