Medium severity · published Aug 7, 2016
CVE-2016-5358
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…
5.9
CVSS
2.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.3% · higher than 84% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SO
Solaris · Oracle
11.3 · source: NVD
WI
Wireshark · Wireshark
2.0.0; 2.0.1; 2.0.2; 2.0.3 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5358
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5358
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/09/3
Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91140
Issue Tracking
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12440
github.com
https://github.com/wireshark/wireshark/commit/2c13e97d656c1c0ac4d76eb9d307664aae0e0cf7
Vendor Advisory
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-37.html
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