vulnerability
Ubuntu: (CVE-2016-5357): 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
wiretap/netscreen.c in the NetScreen file parser in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.12 and 2.x before 2.0.4 mishandles sscanf unsigned-integer processing, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted file.
Solution
ubuntu-upgrade-wireshark
References
- CVE-2016-5357
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2016-5357
- CWE-20
- DEBIAN-DSA-3615
- URL-https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12396
- URL-https://github.com/wireshark/wireshark/commit/11edc83b98a61e890d7bb01855389d40e984ea82
- URL-https://github.com/wireshark/wireshark/commit/6a140eca7b78b230f1f90a739a32257476513c78
- URL-https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5357
- URL-https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-36.html
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