CVE-2016-4420

low-risk
Published 2016-05-01

The NFS dissector in Wireshark 2.x before 2.0.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.

Do I need to act?

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0.11% 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
5
CVSS 5.9/10 Medium
NETWORK / HIGH complexity

Affected Products (2)

Affected Vendors

Wireshark

References (2)

Vendor Advisory https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-17.html
Vendor Advisory https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-17.html
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low-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 7/34 · Low