CVE-2016-5350
high
CVSS v3
7.5
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
7.5
Description
epan/dissectors/packet-dcerpc-spoolss.c in the SPOOLS component in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.12 and 2.x before 2.0.4 mishandles unexpected offsets, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted packet.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
83%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 2.0.4+gdd7746e-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 2.0.4+gdd7746e-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 2.0.4+gdd7746e-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 2.0.4+gdd7746e-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 2.0.4+gdd7746e-1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| wireshark | wireshark | 1.12.0 | |
| wireshark | wireshark | 1.12.1 | |
| wireshark | wireshark | 1.12.2 | |
| wireshark | wireshark | 1.12.3 | |
| wireshark | wireshark | 1.12.4 | |
| wireshark | wireshark | 1.12.5 | |
| wireshark | wireshark | 1.12.6 | |
| wireshark | wireshark | 1.12.7 | |
| wireshark | wireshark | 1.12.8 | |
| wireshark | wireshark | 1.12.9 | |
| wireshark | wireshark | 1.12.10 | |
| wireshark | wireshark | 1.12.11 | |
| wireshark | wireshark | 2.0.0 | |
| wireshark | wireshark | 2.0.1 | |
| wireshark | wireshark | 2.0.2 | |
| wireshark | wireshark | 2.0.3 | |
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3615
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/09/3
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91140
- https://github.com/wireshark/wireshark/commit/b4d16b4495b732888e12baf5b8a7e9bf2665e22b
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-29.html
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5350.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-5350
CWEs
CWE-399
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.