CVE-2016-4081 in Wireshark

Summary

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.

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• Reservation: 04/24/2016
• Disclosure: 04/25/2016
• Moderation: VulDB entry created
• Entries: VDB-82839 (1)
• CPE: ready
• CWE: CWE-284 (Confirmed)
• Exploit: Download
• CVSS: 5.6
• EPSS: 0.00366
• Activities: Very Low

Sources

• MITRE: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-4081
• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4081
• CVE Details: https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2016-4081/