CVE-2016-5357
MEDIUM severity · CVSS 5.9 · Improper input validation
5.9CVSS MEDIUM
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.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexityHigh
Privileges requiredNone
User interactionNone
Confidentiality impactNone
Integrity impactNone
Availability impactHigh
Exploit probability (EPSS)3%
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Additional information
- NVD record
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-36.htmlAdvisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3615
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/09/3
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.htmlAdvisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91140
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12396
- https://github.com/wireshark/wireshark/commit/11edc83b98a61e890d7bb01855389d40e984ea82
- https://github.com/wireshark/wireshark/commit/6a140eca7b78b230f1f90a739a32257476513c78