Medium severity5.9NVD Advisory· Published Apr 25, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-4085
CVE-2016-4085
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in epan/dissectors/packet-ncp2222.inc in the NCP dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a long string in a 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 before 1.12.11
- cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
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References
7- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3585nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/87467nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-28.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cginvdIssue Tracking
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1035685nvd
- code.wireshark.org/review/gitwebnvd
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