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CVE-2016-4006

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.9 EPSS 2.32%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2016-04-25 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.9. It may be remotely exploitable. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2016-4006
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.9
EPSS
2.32%

Original NVD Description

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.