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CVE-2016-7179

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.9 EPSS 2.65%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2016-09-09 · 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-2016-7179
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.9
EPSS
2.65%

Original NVD Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in epan/dissectors/packet-catapult-dct2000.c in the Catapult DCT2000 dissector in Wireshark 2.x before 2.0.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.