CVE-2016-4076 Null dereference in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Wireshark via crafted packets due to uninitialized memory in the NCP dissector, requiring an upgrade to fix.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-4076?
CVE-2016-4076 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wireshark Wireshark, published on 25 Apr 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
epan/dissectors/packet-ncp2222.inc in the NCP dissector in Wireshark 2.0.x before 2.0.3 does not properly initialize memory for search patterns, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-4076?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wireshark Wireshark.
How do I fix CVE-2016-4076?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2016-4076 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-4076 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Wireshark Wireshark
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-4076, GHSA-rrp6-4j2r-8qvq, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4076.