{"cve":"CVE-2016-2522","nvd":{"published":"2016-02-28T04:59:01.087","modified":"2026-06-17T00:44:13.160","status":"Modified","description":"The dissect_ber_constrained_bitstring function in epan/dissectors/packet-ber.c in the ASN.1 BER dissector in Wireshark 2.0.x before 2.0.2 does not verify that a certain length is nonzero, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted packet.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":5.9},"cwes":["CWE-119"],"references":["http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035118","http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-02.html","https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11828","https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=9b2f3f7c5c9205381cb72e42b66e97d8ed3abf63","https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-05"],"products":["wireshark:wireshark"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:37:48.328043465+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2016-2522","score":0.02079,"percentile":0.81506,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}