CVE-2016-5358 — Improper Input Validation in Wireshark

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation7 documents7 sources
Severity
5.9MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.2%
top 56.61%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
WiresharkOracle Solaris
Timeline
PublishedAug 7
Latest updateMay 17

Description

epan/dissectors/packet-pktap.c in the Ethernet dissector in Wireshark 2.x before 2.0.4 mishandles the packet-header data type, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.

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

▶Debianwireshark/wireshark< 2.0.4+gdd7746e-1+3
▶NVDwireshark/wireshark4 versions+3
▶NVDoracle/solaris11.3

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-cc2m-fh63-9238: epan/dissectors/packet-pktap↗2022-05-17
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OSV
CVE-2016-5358: epan/dissectors/packet-pktap↗2016-08-07
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CVEList
CVE-2016-5358: epan/dissectors/packet-pktap↗2016-08-07
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Red Hat
wireshark: Ethernet dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2016-37)↗2016-06-07
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Debian
CVE-2016-5358: wireshark - epan/dissectors/packet-pktap.c in the Ethernet dissector in Wireshark 2.x before...↗2016
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💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE-2016-5358 wireshark: Ethernet dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2016-37)↗2016-06-08
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