Vulnerability in Wireshark

CVE-2016-9376

In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.1 and 2.0.0 to 2.0.7, the OpenFlow dissector could crash with memory exhaustion, triggered by network traffic or a capture file. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-openflow_v5.c by ensuring that certain length values were sufficiently large.

EPSS: 0.016 (73.2th 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

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-9376?
CVE-2016-9376 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wireshark, classified under CWE-399. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2016-11-17.
How severe is CVE-2016-9376?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.