Medium severity5.9NVD Advisory· Published Aug 7, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2016-5355
CVE-2016-5355
Description
wiretap/toshiba.c in the Toshiba 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.
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
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References
8- www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-34.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/09/3nvdMailing List
- bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cginvdIssue Tracking
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3615nvd
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/91140nvd
- github.com/wireshark/wireshark/commit/3270dfac43da861c714df76513456b46765ff47fnvd
- github.com/wireshark/wireshark/commit/5efb45231671baa2db2011d8f67f9d6e72bc455bnvd
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