CVE-2016-4076 Information

Description

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.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Reference

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035685 http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-19.html https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11591 https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=ea8e6955fcff21333c203bc00f69d5025761459b

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

5.9