5.9

CVE-2016-7178: debian debian_linux Out-of-bounds Write

CVSS: 5.9v3.0MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2016-7178DEBIAN-CVE-2016-7178
Published 09-09-2016Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-7178 is a medium (CVSS 5.9) Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 2.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
24/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.9/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.35%
0%100%
Low · -0.01 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 6 · Related 3
DLA-632-1DSA-3671-1MGASA-2016-0321OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10199-1SUSE-SU-2017:1174-1SUSE-SU-2017:1442-1

Timeline

  1. 09-09-2016
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

epan/dissectors/packet-umts_fp.c in the UMTS FP dissector in Wireshark 2.x before 2.0.6 does not ensure that memory is allocated for certain data structures, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid write access and application crash) via a crafted packet.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

2.35%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

83%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

-0.01 pp

From 2.36% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
2.35%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian2 products
Ubuntu1 product
  • wireshark< 2.2.6+g32dac6a-2ubuntu0.16.04
Wireshark1 product
  • wiresharkEOL2.0.0 | 2.0.1 | 2.0.2 | 2.0.3 | 2.0.4 | 2.0.5

3 vendors · 4 products

References

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