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CVE-2016-4421
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.9
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2016-05-01T01:59:07.830 · Last modified 2026-06-17T00:47:31.490

Summary

epan/dissectors/packet-ber.c in the ASN.1 BER 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 (deep recursion, stack consumption, and application crash) via a packet that specifies deeply nested data.

Affected products

wireshark — wireshark

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References

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