vulnerability
Ubuntu: (CVE-2016-4081): wireshark vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Apr 25, 2016 | Nov 19, 2024 | Aug 19, 2025 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Apr 25, 2016
Added
Nov 19, 2024
Modified
Aug 19, 2025
Description
epan/dissectors/packet-iax2.c in the IAX2 dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.11 and 2.0.x before 2.0.3 uses an incorrect integer data type, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted packet.
Solution
ubuntu-upgrade-wireshark
References
- CVE-2016-4081
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2016-4081
- CWE-284
- DEBIAN-DSA-3585
- URL-http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-24.html
- URL-https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12260
- URL-https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=42f299be6abb302f32cec78b1c0812364c9f9285
- URL-https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-4081
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