CVE-2016-4083

MEDIUM

Wireshark <2.0.3 - DoS

Title source: llm

Description

epan/dissectors/packet-mswsp.c in the MS-WSP dissector in Wireshark 2.0.x before 2.0.3 does not ensure that data is available before array allocation, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.

References (4)

Scores

CVSS v3 5.9
EPSS 0.0022
EPSS Percentile 43.9%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Classification

CWE
CWE-20
Status draft

Affected Products (3)

wireshark/wireshark
wireshark/wireshark
wireshark/wireshark

Timeline

Published Apr 25, 2016
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026