Is CVE-2016-2527 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2016-2527 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2016-2527?

CVE-2016-2527 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2016-2527?

CVE-2016-2527 has an EPSS score of 1.43% (70th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2016-2527?

Upgrade wireshark on debian 11 to 2.0.2+ga16e22e-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2016-2527

MEDIUM

5.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

wiretap/nettrace_3gpp_32_423.c in the 3GPP TS 32.423 Trace file parser in Wireshark 2.0.x before 2.0.2 does not ensure that a '\0' character is present at the end of certain strings, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer overflow and application crash) via a crafted file.

CWE-20Improper Input Validation

How to fix

Remediation Available

wiresharkDebian

Fixed in:2.0.2+ga16e22e-1CVE-2016-2527

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

1.43%probability of exploitation in 30 days

70thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 70% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory2

Other references3

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE-2024-3400	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2021-45105	Medium	5.9	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-44228	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2021-21985	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2018-7600	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2020-3452	High	7.5	100%	KEV	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-06.