CVE-2016-4417

Publication date 1 May 2016

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

Off-by-one error in epan/dissectors/packet-gsm_abis_oml.c in the GSM A-bis OML dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.10 and 2.x before 2.0.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted packet that triggers a 0xff tag value.

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Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
wireshark	18.04 LTS bionic	Fixed 2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1
	17.10 artful	Not affected
	17.04 zesty	Not affected
	16.10 yakkety	Not affected
	16.04 LTS xenial	Fixed 2.6.3-1~ubuntu16.04.1
	15.10 wily	Ignored end of life
	14.04 LTS trusty	Fixed 2.6.3-1~ubuntu14.04.1
	12.04 LTS precise	Ignored end of life

Notes

sbeattie

might not affect wireshark before 1.12.x

Severity score breakdown

Parameter	Value
Base score	5.9 · Medium
Attack vector	Network
Attack complexity	High
Privileges required	None
User interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	None
Integrity impact	None
Availability impact	High
Vector	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H