CVE-2016-5355 — Improper Input Validation in Wireshark

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation7 documents6 sources
Severity
5.9MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.9%
top 24.86%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
WiresharkDebian Wireshark
Timeline
PublishedAug 7
Latest updateMay 17

Description

wiretap/toshiba.c in the Toshiba file parser in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.12 and 2.x before 2.0.4 mishandles sscanf unsigned-integer processing, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted file.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 2.2 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages3 packages

▶debiandebian/wireshark< wireshark 2.0.4+gdd7746e-1 (bookworm)
▶Debianwireshark/wireshark< 2.0.4+gdd7746e-1+3
▶NVDwireshark/wireshark16 versions+15

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-36wh-6c72-j2mq: wiretap/toshiba↗2022-05-17
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OSV
CVE-2016-5355: wiretap/toshiba↗2016-08-07
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📋Vendor Advisories

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Red Hat
wireshark: Toshiba file parser crash (wnpa-sec-2016-34)↗2016-06-07
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Debian
CVE-2016-5355: wireshark - wiretap/toshiba.c in the Toshiba file parser in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.12 ...↗2016
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💬Community

2
Bugzilla
CVE-2016-5350 CVE-2016-5351 CVE-2016-5353 CVE-2016-5354 CVE-2016-5355 CVE-2016-5356 CVE-2016-5357 CVE-2016-5359 wireshark: various flaws [fedora-all]↗2016-06-08
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Bugzilla
CVE-2016-5355 wireshark: Toshiba file parser crash (wnpa-sec-2016-34)↗2016-06-08
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