wireshark: DNP3 dissector infinite loop (wnpa-sec-2016-03)
Published Feb 28, 2016
5.9
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 3.10%
Description
The dnp3_al_process_object function in epan/dissectors/packet-dnp.c in the DNP3 dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.10 and 2.0.x before 2.0.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted packet.
Affected products
No data.
- 1.12.0
- 1.12.1
- 1.12.2
- 1.12.3
- 1.12.4
- 1.12.5
- 1.12.6
- 1.12.7
- 1.12.8
- 1.12.9
- 2.0.0
- 2.0.1
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
wireshark
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
wireshark
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
wireshark
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | wireshark | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | wireshark | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | wireshark | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.10% (0.03104) | 87.31th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.10% (0.03104) | 86.03th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 3.69% (0.03685) | 88.16th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 15, 2025 | 4.92% (0.04921) | 89.21th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 25, 2025 | 3.76% (0.03763) | 87.57th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 9, 2025 | 5.02% (0.05023) | 89.26th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.74% (0.02736) | 84.68th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 6.27% (0.06267) | 84.44th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.74% (0.02736) | 84.99th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.39% (0.00392) | 74.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.39% (0.00392) | 72.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.39% (0.00392) | 69.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.97% (0.01974) | 78.97th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.97% (0.01974) | 77.12th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.97% (0.01974) | 56.20th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (14)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-03/msg00015.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-03/msg00016.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3516 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035118 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-03.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2523 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11938 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1312779 Issue Tracking
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=260afe11feb796d1fde992d8f8c133ebd950b573 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2523
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-05 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2523
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-03.html
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.