Out-of-Bounds Affecting wireshark package, versions [0,1.12.12)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.27% (68th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-WIRESHARK-2318442
  • published14 Dec 2021
  • disclosed7 Aug 2016
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 7 Aug 2016

CVE-2016-5359  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-399  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade wireshark to version 1.12.12 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Out-of-Bounds 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.

CVSS Scores

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