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CVE-2016-4416

Published: 1 May 2016

epan/dissectors/packet-ieee80211.c in the IEEE 802.11 dissector in Wireshark 2.x before 2.0.2 mishandles the Grouping subfield, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted packet.

Notes

AuthorNote
sbeattie
only affects 2.0 through 2.0.1

Priority

Low

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.9

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
wireshark
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
upstream
Released (2.0.2+ga16e22e-1)
precise Not vulnerable
(2.0.x only)
trusty Not vulnerable
(2.0.x only)
wily Not vulnerable
(2.0.x only)
xenial Not vulnerable
(2.0.2+ga16e22e-1)

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 5.9
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H