CVE-2016-7179

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in epan/dissectors/packet-catapult-dct2000.c in the Catapult DCT2000 dissector in Wireshark 2.x before 2.0.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.

Category

5.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.33%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory wireshark.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12752 issue tracking
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-54.html vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036760 third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3671 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3b97fbddc23c065727b0147aab52a27c4aadffe7
https://code.wireshark.org/review/17095 patch issue tracking

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-7179?
CVE-2016-7179 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-7179?
To fix CVE-2016-7179, 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-2016-7179 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-7179 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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