CVE-2016-4085

MEDIUM

Wireshark <1.12.11 - Buffer Overflow

Title source: llm

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in epan/dissectors/packet-ncp2222.inc in the NCP dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a long string in a packet.

References (7)

Scores

CVSS v3 5.9
EPSS 0.0088
EPSS Percentile 75.2%
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 (16)

oracle/solaris
debian/debian_linux
wireshark/wireshark
wireshark/wireshark
wireshark/wireshark
wireshark/wireshark
wireshark/wireshark
wireshark/wireshark
wireshark/wireshark
wireshark/wireshark
wireshark/wireshark
wireshark/wireshark
wireshark/wireshark
wireshark/wireshark
wireshark/wireshark
... and 1 more

Timeline

Published Apr 25, 2016
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026