wireshark: 3GPP TS 32.423 Trace file parser crash (wnpa-sec-2016-07)
Published Feb 28, 2016
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.43%
Description
wiretap/nettrace_3gpp_32_423.c in the 3GPP TS 32.423 Trace file parser in Wireshark 2.0.x before 2.0.2 does not ensure that a '\0' character is present at the end of certain strings, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer overflow and application crash) via a crafted file.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
wireshark
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
wireshark
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
wireshark
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | wireshark | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | wireshark | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | wireshark | Not affected | 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:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.43% (0.01427) | 71.99th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.43% (0.01427) | 69.39th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.26% (0.00258) | 47.23th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.32% (0.00321) | 71.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.32% (0.00321) | 69.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.32% (0.00321) | 65.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (10)
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035118 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-07.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2527 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11982 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1312784 Issue Tracking
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=140aad08e081489b5cdb715cb5bca01db856fded x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2527
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-05 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2527
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-07.html
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035118 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-07.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2527 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11982 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1312784 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=140aad08e081489b5cdb715cb5bca01db856fded | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2527 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-05 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2527 | ||
| https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-07.html |
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