CVE-2016-9372 — Improper Input Validation in Wireshark

CWE-20 — Improper Input ValidationCWE-3996 documents6 sources
Severity
5.9MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.4%
top 40.38%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
WiresharkDebian Wireshark
Timeline
PublishedNov 17
Latest updateMay 17

Description

In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.1, the Profinet I/O dissector could loop excessively, triggered by network traffic or a capture file. This was addressed in plugins/profinet/packet-pn-rtc-one.c by rejecting input with too many I/O objects.

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 2.2.2+g9c5aae3-1 (bookworm)
▶Debianwireshark/wireshark< 2.2.2+g9c5aae3-1+3
▶NVDwireshark/wireshark2.2.0, 2.2.1+1

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-j9pp-495j-qm96: In Wireshark 2↗2022-05-17
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OSV
CVE-2016-9372: In Wireshark 2↗2016-11-17
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Red Hat
wireshark: Profinet I/O dissector long loop (wnpa-sec-2016-58)↗2016-11-16
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Debian
CVE-2016-9372: wireshark - In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.1, the Profinet I/O dissector could loop excessively, ...↗2016
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💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE-2016-9372 wireshark: Profinet I/O dissector long loop (wnpa-sec-2016-58)↗2016-11-18
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