What is CVE-2016-5359?

CVE-2016-5359 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wireshark, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2016-08-07.

How severe is CVE-2016-5359?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Wireshark

CVE-2016-5359

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.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.026 (83.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Wireshark — versions 1.12.0, 1.12.1, 1.12.2
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, VDB Entry, Issue Tracking)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-5359?: CVE-2016-5359 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wireshark, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2016-08-07.
How severe is CVE-2016-5359?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.