CVE-2016-5359 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer in Wireshark

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferCWE-3997 documents6 sources
Severity
5.9MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.3%
top 51.16%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
WiresharkDebian Wireshark
Timeline
PublishedAug 7
Latest updateMay 17

Description

epan/dissectors/packet-wbxml.c in the WBXML dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.12 mishandles offsets, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (integer overflow and infinite loop) 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

▶debiandebian/wireshark< wireshark 2.0 (bookworm)
▶Debianwireshark/wireshark< 2.0+3
▶NVDwireshark/wireshark12 versions+11

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-5f4h-mq48-hhq9: epan/dissectors/packet-wbxml↗2022-05-17
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OSV
CVE-2016-5359: epan/dissectors/packet-wbxml↗2016-08-07
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Red Hat
wireshark: WBXML infinite loop (wnpa-sec-2016-38)↗2016-06-07
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Debian
CVE-2016-5359: wireshark - epan/dissectors/packet-wbxml.c in the WBXML dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before...↗2016
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💬Community

2
Bugzilla
CVE-2016-5359 wireshark: WBXML infinite loop (wnpa-sec-2016-38)↗2016-06-08
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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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