CVE-2016-5357

MEDIUM

Wireshark - Improper Input Validation

Title source: rule

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.

References (8)

Scores

CVSS v3 5.9
EPSS 0.0067
EPSS Percentile 71.1%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Classification

CWE
CWE-20
Status draft

Affected Products (17)

wireshark/wireshark
wireshark/wireshark
wireshark/wireshark
wireshark/wireshark
wireshark/wireshark
wireshark/wireshark
wireshark/wireshark
wireshark/wireshark
wireshark/wireshark
wireshark/wireshark
wireshark/wireshark
wireshark/wireshark
wireshark/wireshark
wireshark/wireshark
wireshark/wireshark
... and 2 more

Timeline

Published Aug 07, 2016
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026