Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2016-4079

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available. - epan/dissectors/packet-pktc.c in the PKTC dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.11 and 2.0.x before 2.0.3 does not verify BER identifiers, which allows remo...

[SECURITY] [DSA 3585-1] wireshark security update

------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-3585-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff May 22, 2016 https://www.debian.org/security/faq -...

CVE-2016-4079

CVE-2016-4079 affects the Wireshark PKTC (packet-pktc.c) BER handling in the PKTC dissector, where BER identifiers are not verified. This can allow remote attackers to trigger a denial of service (out-of-bounds write and application crash) via a crafted packet. Affected are Wireshark 1.12.x befor...