Medium severity5.9NVD Advisory· Published Aug 7, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2016-5352
CVE-2016-5352
Description
epan/crypt/airpdcap.c in the IEEE 802.11 dissector in Wireshark 2.x before 2.0.4 mishandles certain length values, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
6- www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-31.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/09/3nvdMailing List
- bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingVDB Entry
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/91140nvd
- github.com/wireshark/wireshark/commit/b6d838eebf4456192360654092e5587c5207f185nvd
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