wireshark: H.225 dissector crash
Published Sep 9, 2016
5.9
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.52%
Description
epan/dissectors/packet-h225.c in the H.225 dissector in Wireshark 2.x before 2.0.6 calls snprintf with one of its input buffers as the output buffer, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (copy overlap and application crash) via a crafted packet.
Affected products
No data.
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 | 2.52% (0.02523) | 84.30th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.52% (0.02523) | 82.75th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.31% (0.00309) | 51.85th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.19% (0.00193) | 58.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 24, 2024 | 0.19% (0.00193) | 57.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.19% (0.00193) | 55.20th | 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 (10)
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3671 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036760 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7176 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12700 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1375112 Issue Tracking
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/16852 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatch
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6d8261994bb928b7e80e3a2478a3d939ea1ef373 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7176
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7176
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-51.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3671 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036760 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7176 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12700 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1375112 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://code.wireshark.org/review/16852 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatch | |
| https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6d8261994bb928b7e80e3a2478a3d939ea1ef373 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7176 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7176 | ||
| https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-51.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory |
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