CVE-2016-4085

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.

Category

5.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.69% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory wireshark.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-28.html vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035685 vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3585 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=99efcb0f5aeeb4b2179e88c7a4233022aaeecf0b
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html third party advisory
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12293 issue tracking
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/87467 vdb entry third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-4085?
CVE-2016-4085 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-4085?
To fix CVE-2016-4085, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-4085 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-4085 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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