wireshark: NCP dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2016-28)
Published Apr 25, 2016
5.9
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 3.03%
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in epan/dissectors/packet-ncp2222.inc in the NCP dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a long string in a packet.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
- 8.0
Configuration 3
- 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
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 (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.03% (0.03034) | 87.04th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.03% (0.03034) | 85.73th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.69% (0.00687) | 69.40th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.66% (0.02655) | 76.23th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.69% (0.00687) | 70.05th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.20% (0.00200) | 58.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 16, 2024 | 0.20% (0.00200) | 56.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2023 | 0.17% (0.00173) | 54.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.16% (0.00161) | 50.97th | 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 (12)
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3585 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/87467 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035685 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-28.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4085 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12293 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1330077 Issue Tracking
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=99efcb0f5aeeb4b2179e88c7a4233022aaeecf0b x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4085
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-4085
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-28.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/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/87467 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035685 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-28.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4085 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12293 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1330077 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=99efcb0f5aeeb4b2179e88c7a4233022aaeecf0b | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4085 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-4085 | ||
| https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-28.html |
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