UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4416

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-4416
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4416.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4416
Upstream
Withdrawn
2025-07-18T16:43:30Z
Published
2016-05-01T01:59:00Z
Modified
2025-07-16T07:34:32.011195Z
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
  • Ubuntu - low
Summary
[none]
Details

epan/dissectors/packet-ieee80211.c in the IEEE 802.11 dissector in Wireshark 2.x before 2.0.2 mishandles the Grouping subfield, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted packet.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / wireshark

Package

Name
wireshark
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/wireshark@2.0.2+ga16e22e-1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.0.2+ga16e22e-1

Affected versions

1.*

1.12.7+g7fc8978-1
1.12.8+g5b6e543-2

2.*

2.0.1+g59ea380-3build1

Ecosystem specific 

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        {
            "binary_name": "libwireshark-data",
            "binary_version": "2.0.2+ga16e22e-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libwireshark-dev",
            "binary_version": "2.0.2+ga16e22e-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libwireshark6",
            "binary_version": "2.0.2+ga16e22e-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libwireshark6-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2.0.2+ga16e22e-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libwiretap-dev",
            "binary_version": "2.0.2+ga16e22e-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libwiretap5",
            "binary_version": "2.0.2+ga16e22e-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libwiretap5-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2.0.2+ga16e22e-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libwsutil-dev",
            "binary_version": "2.0.2+ga16e22e-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libwsutil6",
            "binary_version": "2.0.2+ga16e22e-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libwsutil6-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2.0.2+ga16e22e-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "tshark",
            "binary_version": "2.0.2+ga16e22e-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "tshark-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2.0.2+ga16e22e-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "wireshark",
            "binary_version": "2.0.2+ga16e22e-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "wireshark-common",
            "binary_version": "2.0.2+ga16e22e-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "wireshark-common-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2.0.2+ga16e22e-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "wireshark-dev",
            "binary_version": "2.0.2+ga16e22e-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "wireshark-doc",
            "binary_version": "2.0.2+ga16e22e-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "wireshark-gtk",
            "binary_version": "2.0.2+ga16e22e-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "wireshark-gtk-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2.0.2+ga16e22e-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "wireshark-qt",
            "binary_version": "2.0.2+ga16e22e-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "wireshark-qt-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2.0.2+ga16e22e-1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}