CVE-2016-4085

Summary

CVECVE-2016-4085
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-04-25 10:59:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 02:32:00 UTC
DescriptionStack-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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-20

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Oracle Solaris 11.3 All All All
Operating System Oracle Solaris 11.3 All All All
Application Wireshark Wireshark 1.12.0 All All All
Application Wireshark Wireshark 1.12.1 All All All
Application Wireshark Wireshark 1.12.10 All All All
Application Wireshark Wireshark 1.12.2 All All All
Application Wireshark Wireshark 1.12.3 All All All
Application Wireshark Wireshark 1.12.4 All All All
Application Wireshark Wireshark 1.12.5 All All All
Application Wireshark Wireshark 1.12.6 All All All
Application Wireshark Wireshark 1.12.7 All All All
Application Wireshark Wireshark 1.12.8 All All All
Application Wireshark Wireshark 1.12.9 All All All
Application Wireshark Wireshark 2.0.0 All All All
Application Wireshark Wireshark 2.0.1 All All All
Application Wireshark Wireshark 2.0.2 All All All
Application Wireshark Wireshark 1.12.0 All All All
Application Wireshark Wireshark 1.12.1 All All All
Application Wireshark Wireshark 1.12.10 All All All
Application Wireshark Wireshark 1.12.2 All All All
Application Wireshark Wireshark 1.12.3 All All All
Application Wireshark Wireshark 1.12.4 All All All
Application Wireshark Wireshark 1.12.5 All All All
Application Wireshark Wireshark 1.12.6 All All All
Application Wireshark Wireshark 1.12.7 All All All
Application Wireshark Wireshark 1.12.8 All All All
Application Wireshark Wireshark 1.12.9 All All All
Application Wireshark Wireshark 2.0.0 All All All
Application Wireshark Wireshark 2.0.1 All All All
Application Wireshark Wireshark 2.0.2 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Oracle Solaris Bulletin - April 2016 CONFIRM www.oracle.com Third Party Advisory
code.wireshark Code Review - wireshark.git/commit code.wireshark.org
code.wireshark Code Review - wireshark.git/commit CONFIRM code.wireshark.org Patch
12293 – Stack overflow in dissect_ncp_request CONFIRM bugs.wireshark.org Issue Tracking
Wireshark Multiple Dissector Bugs Let Remote Users Deny Service - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3585-1 wireshark DEBIAN www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
Wireshark NCP Dissector 'packet-ncp2222.inc' Denial of Service Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Wireshark · wnpa-sec-2016-28 · NCP dissector crash CONFIRM www.wireshark.org Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 671108 EulerOS Security Update for wireshark (EulerOS-SA-2019-2425)
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