CVE-2016-5357
- Source
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5357
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2016-5357.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2016-5357
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2016-08-07T16:59:12Z
- Modified
- 2025-10-23T13:56:36.556129Z
- Severity
-
- 5.9 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
-
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
-
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3615
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-36.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/09/3
- https://github.com/wireshark/wireshark/commit/11edc83b98a61e890d7bb01855389d40e984ea82
- https://github.com/wireshark/wireshark/commit/6a140eca7b78b230f1f90a739a32257476513c78
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12396
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91140
Affected packages
Git / github.com/wireshark/wireshark
Affected ranges
- Type
- GIT
- Repo
- https://github.com/wireshark/wireshark
- Events
-
Introduced0 Unknown introduced commit / All previous commits are affectedFixedFixed
Affected versions
Other
backups/ethereal@18706
ethereal-0-3-15
start
ethereal-0.*
ethereal-0.3.15
v1.*
v1.11.0
v1.11.0-rc1
v1.11.1
v1.11.1-rc1
v1.11.2
v1.11.2-rc1
v1.11.3
v1.11.3-rc1
v1.11.4-rc1
v1.99.0
v1.99.0-rc1
v1.99.1
v1.99.10rc0
v1.99.1rc0
v1.99.2
v1.99.2rc0
v1.99.3
v1.99.3rc0
v1.99.4
v1.99.4rc0
v1.99.5
v1.99.5rc0
v1.99.6
v1.99.6rc0
v1.99.7
v1.99.7rc0
v1.99.8
v1.99.8rc0
v1.99.9
v1.99.9rc0
v2.*
v2.1.0rc0
wireshark-1.*
wireshark-1.11.3
wireshark-1.99.0
wireshark-1.99.1
wireshark-1.99.2
wireshark-1.99.3
wireshark-1.99.4
wireshark-1.99.5
wireshark-1.99.6
wireshark-1.99.7
wireshark-1.99.8
wireshark-1.99.9
Database specific
vanir_signatures
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"signature_type": "Function",
"deprecated": false,
"signature_version": "v1",
"digest": {
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"length": 788.0
},
"id": "CVE-2016-5357-00835cc5",
"source": "https://github.com/wireshark/wireshark/commit/6a140eca7b78b230f1f90a739a32257476513c78",
"target": {
"function": "netscreen_read",
"file": "wiretap/netscreen.c"
}
},
{
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"digest": {
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},
"id": "CVE-2016-5357-38a1d6cc",
"source": "https://github.com/wireshark/wireshark/commit/6a140eca7b78b230f1f90a739a32257476513c78",
"target": {
"function": "parse_netscreen_hex_dump",
"file": "wiretap/netscreen.c"
}
},
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"signature_version": "v1",
"digest": {
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"length": 768.0
},
"id": "CVE-2016-5357-83990c0c",
"source": "https://github.com/wireshark/wireshark/commit/6a140eca7b78b230f1f90a739a32257476513c78",
"target": {
"function": "netscreen_seek_read",
"file": "wiretap/netscreen.c"
}
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},
"id": "CVE-2016-5357-9a86d003",
"source": "https://github.com/wireshark/wireshark/commit/6a140eca7b78b230f1f90a739a32257476513c78",
"target": {
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}
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"id": "CVE-2016-5357-c1ce2a63",
"source": "https://github.com/wireshark/wireshark/commit/6a140eca7b78b230f1f90a739a32257476513c78",
"target": {
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"file": "wiretap/netscreen.c"
}
}
]