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    CVE-2016-5356

    wiretap/cosine.c in the CoSine 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.

    Published:Jun 7, 2016
    Last Modified:Apr 12, 2025
    EPS:Aug 7, 2016
    EPSS Score:0.00865
    CVSS Score:5.9

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Wireshark
    Product
    Wireshark

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

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    References

    http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3615
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/09/3
    http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91140
    https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12395
    https://github.com/wireshark/wireshark/commit/a66628e425db725df1ac52a3c573a03357060ddd
    https://github.com/wireshark/wireshark/commit/f5ec0afb766f19519ea9623152cca3bbe2229500
    https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-35.html
    http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3615
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/09/3
    http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91140
    https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12395
    https://github.com/wireshark/wireshark/commit/a66628e425db725df1ac52a3c573a03357060ddd
    https://github.com/wireshark/wireshark/commit/f5ec0afb766f19519ea9623152cca3bbe2229500
    https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-35.html

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    Network
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    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
    None
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    Scope
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    Changed
    Confidentiality
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    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
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    Low
    High