CVE-2016-4415

PoC —

CVSS 3.0

5.9 medium

EPSS

2%p76

Published

May 1, 2016 (May 1, 2016)

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Description

wiretap/vwr.c in the Ixia IxVeriWave file parser in Wireshark 2.x before 2.0.2 incorrectly increases a certain octet count, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) via a crafted file.

Vendors: wireshark
Products: wireshark
Weakness: CWE-119
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

NVD CVE.org GitHub PoCs EPSS (1.7%)

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