CVE-2016-7179

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CVSS 3.0

5.9 medium

EPSS

3%p85

Published

Sep 9, 2016 (Sep 9, 2016)

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

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.

Vendors: debian wireshark
Products: debian linux, 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 (2.7%)

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