CVE-2016-5359
published 2016-08-07CVE-2016-5359: 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…
PriorityP427medium5.9CVSS 3.0
AVNACHPRNUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
2.61%
83.6th percentile
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.
Affected
17 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | wireshark | < wireshark 2.0 (bookworm) | wireshark 2.0 (bookworm) |
| wireshark | wireshark | — | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | — | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | — | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | — | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | — | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | — | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | — | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | — | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | — | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | — | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | — | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | — | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | >= 0 < 2.0 | 2.0 |
| wireshark | wireshark | >= 0 < 2.0 | 2.0 |
| wireshark | wireshark | >= 0 < 2.0 | 2.0 |
| wireshark | wireshark | >= 0 < 2.0 | 2.0 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.05.9MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvdv2.04.3MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
osv5.9MEDIUM
vendor_debian5.9MEDIUM
vendor_redhat5.9MEDIUM
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Red Hat
wireshark: WBXML infinite loop (wnpa-sec-2016-38)
vendor_redhat·2016-06-07·CVSS 5.9
CVE-2016-5359 [MEDIUM] wireshark: WBXML infinite loop (wnpa-sec-2016-38)
wireshark: WBXML infinite loop (wnpa-sec-2016-38)
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.
Package: wireshark (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5) - Will not fix
Package: wireshark (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Will not fix
Package: wireshark (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Will not fix
Debian
CVE-2016-5359: wireshark - epan/dissectors/packet-wbxml.c in the WBXML dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before...
vendor_debian·2016·CVSS 5.9
CVE-2016-5359 [MEDIUM] CVE-2016-5359: wireshark - epan/dissectors/packet-wbxml.c in the WBXML dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before...
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.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 2.0)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 2.0)
forky: resolved (fixed in 2.0)
sid: resolved (fixed in 2.0)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 2.0)
GHSA
GHSA-5f4h-mq48-hhq9: epan/dissectors/packet-wbxml
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-17
CVE-2016-5359 [MEDIUM] CWE-119 GHSA-5f4h-mq48-hhq9: epan/dissectors/packet-wbxml
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.
OSV
CVE-2016-5359: epan/dissectors/packet-wbxml
osv·2016-08-07·CVSS 5.9
CVE-2016-5359 [MEDIUM] CVE-2016-5359: epan/dissectors/packet-wbxml
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.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2016-5359 wireshark: WBXML infinite loop (wnpa-sec-2016-38)
bugzilla·2016-06-08·CVSS 5.9
CVE-2016-5359 [MEDIUM] CVE-2016-5359 wireshark: WBXML infinite loop (wnpa-sec-2016-38)
CVE-2016-5359 wireshark: WBXML infinite loop (wnpa-sec-2016-38)
It was reported that Wireshark's WBXML could loop infinitely. It may be possible to make Wireshark crash by injecting a malformed packet onto the wire or by convincing someone to read a malformed packet trace file.
Upstream bug(s):
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12408
External References:
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-38.html
Discussion:
Created wireshark tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1343978]
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CVE assignment:
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q2/510
Upstream fix:
https://github.com/wireshark/wireshark/commit/b8e0d416898bb975a02c1b55883342edc5b4c9c0
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]
bugzilla·2016-06-08·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2016-5350 [HIGH] 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]
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]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of Fedora.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpkg c
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3615http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/09/3http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91140https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12408https://github.com/wireshark/wireshark/commit/b8e0d416898bb975a02c1b55883342edc5b4c9c0https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-38.htmlhttp://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3615http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/09/3http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91140https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12408https://github.com/wireshark/wireshark/commit/b8e0d416898bb975a02c1b55883342edc5b4c9c0https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-38.html
2016-08-07
Published