CVE-2016-4085
5.9
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.88%
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.
How to fix CVE-2016-4085
To remediate CVE-2016-4085, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/wireshark—upgrade to 2.0.0~rc2+g74e5b56-1 or later
Is CVE-2016-4085 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.9%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 2.0.0~rc2+g74e5b56-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.9 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |