CVE-2016-4006

Source
https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-4006
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2016-4006.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2016-4006
Downstream
Published
2016-04-25T10:59:00.117Z
Modified
2026-07-08T22:45:43.637751Z
Severity
  • 5.9 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

epan/proto.c in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.11 and 2.0.x before 2.0.3 does not limit the protocol-tree depth, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack memory consumption and application crash) via a crafted packet.

References

Affected packages

Git / github.com/wireshark/wireshark

Affected ranges

Type
GIT
Repo
https://github.com/wireshark/wireshark
Events
Database specific
{
    "extracted_events": [
        {
            "introduced": "1.12.0"
        },
        {
            "last_affected": "1.12.0"
        },
        {
            "introduced": "1.12.1"
        },
        {
            "last_affected": "1.12.1"
        },
        {
            "introduced": "1.12.2"
        },
        {
            "last_affected": "1.12.2"
        },
        {
            "introduced": "1.12.3"
        },
        {
            "last_affected": "1.12.3"
        },
        {
            "introduced": "1.12.4"
        },
        {
            "last_affected": "1.12.4"
        },
        {
            "introduced": "1.12.5"
        },
        {
            "last_affected": "1.12.5"
        },
        {
            "introduced": "1.12.6"
        },
        {
            "last_affected": "1.12.6"
        },
        {
            "introduced": "1.12.7"
        },
        {
            "last_affected": "1.12.7"
        },
        {
            "introduced": "1.12.8"
        },
        {
            "last_affected": "1.12.8"
        },
        {
            "introduced": "1.12.9"
        },
        {
            "last_affected": "1.12.9"
        },
        {
            "introduced": "1.12.10"
        },
        {
            "last_affected": "1.12.10"
        },
        {
            "introduced": "2.0.0"
        },
        {
            "last_affected": "2.0.0"
        },
        {
            "introduced": "2.0.1"
        },
        {
            "last_affected": "2.0.1"
        },
        {
            "introduced": "2.0.2"
        },
        {
            "last_affected": "2.0.2"
        }
    ],
    "cpe": [
        "cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
        "cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
        "cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
        "cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
        "cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
        "cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
        "cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
        "cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
        "cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
        "cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
        "cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
        "cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
        "cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
        "cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
    ],
    "source": "CPE_STRING"
}

Affected versions

1.*
1.12.0
1.12.1
1.12.10
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.*
2.0.0
2.0.1
2.0.2

Database specific

source
"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2016-4006.json"

Git / gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark

Affected ranges

Type
GIT
Repo
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark
Events
Database specific
{
    "extracted_events": [
        {
            "introduced": "1.12.0"
        },
        {
            "last_affected": "1.12.0"
        },
        {
            "introduced": "1.12.1"
        },
        {
            "last_affected": "1.12.1"
        },
        {
            "introduced": "1.12.2"
        },
        {
            "last_affected": "1.12.2"
        },
        {
            "introduced": "1.12.3"
        },
        {
            "last_affected": "1.12.3"
        },
        {
            "introduced": "1.12.4"
        },
        {
            "last_affected": "1.12.4"
        },
        {
            "introduced": "1.12.5"
        },
        {
            "last_affected": "1.12.5"
        },
        {
            "introduced": "1.12.6"
        },
        {
            "last_affected": "1.12.6"
        },
        {
            "introduced": "1.12.7"
        },
        {
            "last_affected": "1.12.7"
        },
        {
            "introduced": "1.12.8"
        },
        {
            "last_affected": "1.12.8"
        },
        {
            "introduced": "1.12.9"
        },
        {
            "last_affected": "1.12.9"
        },
        {
            "introduced": "1.12.10"
        },
        {
            "last_affected": "1.12.10"
        },
        {
            "introduced": "2.0.0"
        },
        {
            "last_affected": "2.0.0"
        },
        {
            "introduced": "2.0.1"
        },
        {
            "last_affected": "2.0.1"
        },
        {
            "introduced": "2.0.2"
        },
        {
            "last_affected": "2.0.2"
        }
    ],
    "cpe": [
        "cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
        "cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
        "cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
        "cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
        "cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
        "cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
        "cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
        "cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
        "cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
        "cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
        "cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
        "cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
        "cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
        "cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
    ],
    "source": "CPE_STRING"
}

Affected versions

1.*
1.12.0
1.12.1
1.12.10
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.*
2.0.0
2.0.1
2.0.2

Database specific

source
"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2016-4006.json"