CVE-2016-4421

Description

epan/dissectors/packet-ber.c in the ASN.1 BER dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.10 and 2.x before 2.0.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (deep recursion, stack consumption, and application crash) via a packet that specifies deeply nested data.

Category

5.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.52%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory wireshark.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-03/msg00016.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-03/msg00015.html vendor advisory
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-18.html vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11822

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-4421?
CVE-2016-4421 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-4421?
To fix CVE-2016-4421, 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-2016-4421 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-4421 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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