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CVE-2016-5357 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:5.9 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12396	CVE	Issue Tracking
https://github.com/wireshark/wireshark/commit/11edc83b98a61e890d7bb01855389d40e984ea82	CVE
https://github.com/wireshark/wireshark/commit/6a140eca7b78b230f1f90a739a32257476513c78	CVE
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-36.html	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3615	CVE
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/09/3	CVE	Mailing List
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91140	CVE
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12396	[email protected]	Issue Tracking
https://github.com/wireshark/wireshark/commit/11edc83b98a61e890d7bb01855389d40e984ea82	[email protected]
https://github.com/wireshark/wireshark/commit/6a140eca7b78b230f1f90a739a32257476513c78	[email protected]
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-36.html	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3615	[email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/09/3	[email protected]	Mailing List
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91140	[email protected]

see all 16 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-20	Improper Input Validation	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
wireshark wireshark	1.12.0 1.12.1 1.12.2 1.12.3 1.12.4
CPE cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.6:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.7:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.8:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.9:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.10:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.11:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.3:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
oracle solaris	11.3
CPE cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:11.3:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

10 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
May 6, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 28, 2016	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Sep 30, 2016	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Sep 30, 2016	Initial Analysis	[email protected]
Sep 23, 2016	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Aug 10, 2016	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Aug 9, 2016	Initial Analysis	[email protected]