FKIE_CVE-2016-5357

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2016-08-07 16:59 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:49
Severity
5.9 (Medium) - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3615
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/09/3Mailing List
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.htmlThird Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91140
cve@mitre.orghttps://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12396Issue Tracking
cve@mitre.orghttps://github.com/wireshark/wireshark/commit/11edc83b98a61e890d7bb01855389d40e984ea82
cve@mitre.orghttps://github.com/wireshark/wireshark/commit/6a140eca7b78b230f1f90a739a32257476513c78
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-36.htmlVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3615
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/09/3Mailing List
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.htmlThird Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91140
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12396Issue Tracking
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/wireshark/wireshark/commit/11edc83b98a61e890d7bb01855389d40e984ea82
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/wireshark/wireshark/commit/6a140eca7b78b230f1f90a739a32257476513c78
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-36.htmlVendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
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
oracle solaris 11.3
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