wireshark: GSM CBCH dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2016-26)
Published Apr 25, 2016
5.9
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.40%
Description
epan/dissectors/packet-gsm_cbch.c in the GSM CBCH dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.11 and 2.0.x before 2.0.3 uses the wrong variable to index an array, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds access and application crash) via a crafted packet.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 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
- 1.12.10
- 2.0.0
- 2.0.1
- 2.0.2
Configuration 2
- 8.0
- 11.3
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: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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.40% (0.02401) | 83.43th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.40% (0.02401) | 81.81th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.13% (0.00126) | 29.35th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.33% (0.00332) | 72.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 16, 2024 | 0.33% (0.00332) | 70.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.29% (0.00287) | 67.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2023 | 0.29% (0.00287) | 65.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.27% (0.00268) | 62.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (11)
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3585 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035685 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-26.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4082 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12278 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1330075 Issue Tracking
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=0fe522dfc689c3ebd119f2a6775d1f275c5f04d8 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4082
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-4082
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-26.html
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3585 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035685 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-26.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4082 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12278 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1330075 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=0fe522dfc689c3ebd119f2a6775d1f275c5f04d8 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4082 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-4082 | ||
| https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-26.html |
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