CVE-2016-5358
medium
CVSS v3
5.9
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
5.9
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
69%
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 |
References
- 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://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12440
- https://github.com/wireshark/wireshark/commit/2c13e97d656c1c0ac4d76eb9d307664aae0e0cf7
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-37.html
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5358.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-5358
CWEs
CWE-20
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.