Is CVE-2016-4417 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2016-4417 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2016-4417?

CVE-2016-4417 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.9 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2016-4417?

CVE-2016-4417 has an EPSS score of 1.37% (69th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2016-4417?

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

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2016-4417

MEDIUM

5.9

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Off-by-one error in epan/dissectors/packet-gsm_abis_oml.c in the GSM A-bis OML dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.10 and 2.x before 2.0.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted packet that triggers a 0xff tag value.

CWE-119Buffer Overflow

How to fix

Remediation Available

wiresharkDebian

Fixed in:2.0.2+ga16e22e-1CVE-2016-4417

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 VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

1.37%probability of exploitation in 30 days

69thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 69% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

wireshark.org

Other references4

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CVE-2023-4966	Critical	9.4	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2017-11882	High	7.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2020-0796	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2008-4250	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV	-
CVE-2017-15944	Critical	9.8	98%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2015-0014	High	10.0	97%	-	-

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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.