vulnerability
Ubuntu: (CVE-2016-5354): wireshark vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Aug 7, 2016 | Nov 19, 2024 | Aug 19, 2025 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Aug 7, 2016
Added
Nov 19, 2024
Modified
Aug 19, 2025
Description
The USB subsystem in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.12 and 2.x before 2.0.4 mishandles class types, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.
Solution
ubuntu-upgrade-wireshark
References
- CVE-2016-5354
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2016-5354
- CWE-476
- DEBIAN-DSA-3615
- URL-https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12356
- URL-https://github.com/wireshark/wireshark/commit/2cb5985bf47bdc8bea78d28483ed224abdd33dc6
- URL-https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5354
- URL-https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-33.html
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