wireshark: ASN.1 BER dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2016-15)
Published May 1, 2016
5.9
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.35%
Description
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 (buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted packet that triggers an empty set.
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: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 | 1.35% (0.01353) | 70.56th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.35% (0.01353) | 67.84th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.22% (0.00216) | 42.21th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.30% (0.00302) | 70.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.30% (0.00302) | 68.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.30% (0.00302) | 64.80th | 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 (9)
- 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.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4418 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12106 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1312798 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4418
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-4418
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-15.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| 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.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4418 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12106 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1312798 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4418 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-4418 | ||
| https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-15.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
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