CVE-2016-4415

low-risk
Published 2016-05-01

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.

Do I need to act?

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0.39% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 5.9/10 Medium
NETWORK / HIGH complexity

Affected Products (2)

Affected Vendors

Wireshark

References (6)

https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11795
Exploit https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=647
Vendor Advisory https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-12.html
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11795
Exploit https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=647
Vendor Advisory https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-12.html
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low-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 1/34 · Minimal
Exposure 7/34 · Low