CVE-2016-7179
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2016-7179 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2016-09-09 10:59:05 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC |
| Description | Stack-based buffer overflow in epan/dissectors/packet-catapult-dct2000.c in the Catapult DCT2000 dissector in Wireshark 2.x before 2.0.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.0 5.9 MEDIUM from [email protected]
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS: 0.006780000 probability, percentile 0.716120000 (date 2026-05-06)
Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 5.9 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| 2.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
CVSS v3.0 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
HighPrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
MediumAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
PartialAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 8.0 | 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 | 2.0.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wireshark | Wireshark | 2.0.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wireshark | Wireshark | 2.0.5 | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bug 12752 – Stack overflow in Catapult DCT2000 dissector | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugs.wireshark.org | Issue Tracking |
| code.wireshark Code Review - wireshark.git/commit | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | code.wireshark.org | |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3671-1 wireshark | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | Third Party Advisory |
| Wireshark QNX6 QNET, H.225, Catapult DCT2000, UMTS FP, and IPMI Trace Dissector Bugs Lets Remote Users Cause the Target Service to Crash - SecurityTracker | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securitytracker.com | Third Party Advisory |
| Wireshark · wnpa-sec-2016-54 · Catapult DCT2000 dissector crash | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.wireshark.org | Vendor Advisory |
| Gerrit Code Review | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | code.wireshark.org | Issue Tracking, Patch |
| code.wireshark Code Review - wireshark.git/commit | MITRE | code.wireshark.org | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Legacy QID Mappings
- 671108 EulerOS Security Update for wireshark (EulerOS-SA-2019-2425)