CVE-2016-4420

5.9 MEDIUM

Published: May 01, 2016 Modified: May 06, 2026

Description

The NFS dissector in Wireshark 2.x before 2.0.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.

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0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

2 reference(s) from NVD

CVSS v3 Score

5.9 / 10.0

EPSS (Exploit Probability)

0.1%

29th percentile

Exploitation Status

Not in CISA KEV

CWE-20

wireshark