Medium severity5.9NVD Advisory· Published May 1, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-4415

Description

wiretap/vwr.c in the Ixia IxVeriWave file parser in Wireshark 2.x before 2.0.2 incorrectly increases a certain octet count, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) via a crafted file.

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Affected products

Wireshark/Wireshark3 versions
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 2.x before 2.0.2

Patches

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References

code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detailnvdExploit
www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-12.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cginvd

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