CVEvulnerability
CVE-2016-5359
5.9 MEDIUM
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2016-08-07
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
- 5.9 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 4.3 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- Weaknesses
- CWE-119, CWE-399
Description
epan/dissectors/packet-wbxml.c in the WBXML dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.12 mishandles offsets, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (integer overflow and infinite loop) via a crafted packet.
Affected configurations
• 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
Related
Weakness · not in database (1)
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer weakness
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3615 www.debian.org
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/09/3 Mailing List
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91140 www.securityfocus.com
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12408 Issue Tracking, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/wireshark/wireshark/commit/b8e0d416898bb975a02c1b55883342edc5b4c9c0 github.com
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-38.html Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3615 www.debian.org
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/09/3 Mailing List
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91140 www.securityfocus.com
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12408 Issue Tracking, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/wireshark/wireshark/commit/b8e0d416898bb975a02c1b55883342edc5b4c9c0 github.com
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-38.html Vendor Advisory