CVE - CVE-2016-4078

CVE-ID
CVE-2016-4078	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
The IEEE 802.11 dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.11 and 2.0.x before 2.0.3 does not properly restrict element lists, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (deep recursion and application crash) via a crafted packet, related to epan/dissectors/packet-capwap.c and epan/dissectors/packet-ieee80211.c.
References
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CONFIRM:http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html CONFIRM:http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-21.html CONFIRM:https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11824 CONFIRM:https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12187 CONFIRM:https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=e2745d741ec11f395d41c0aafa24df9dec136399 SECTRACK:1035685 URL:http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035685
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20160424	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20160424)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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