CVE-2016-4416 epan/dissectors/packet-ieee80211.c in the IEEE 802.11 dissector in Wireshark 2.x before 2.0.2 mishandles the Grouping subfield, which allows
Medium 5.9
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-4416 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2016-4416 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wireshark Wireshark, published on 1 May 2016.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-4416 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Wireshark Wireshark. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-4416/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-4416/index.md)
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-4416?
CVE-2016-4416 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wireshark Wireshark, published on 1 May 2016.
Official description
epan/dissectors/packet-ieee80211.c in the IEEE 802.11 dissector in Wireshark 2.x before 2.0.2 mishandles the Grouping subfield, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted packet.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-4416?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wireshark Wireshark.
How do I fix CVE-2016-4416?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2016-4416 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-4416 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Wireshark Wireshark
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-4416, GHSA-h9g5-2qch-grmm.