Medium severity5.9NVD Advisory· Published Aug 7, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2016-5357
CVE-2016-5357
Description
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.
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
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References
8- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-36.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.securityfocus.com/bid/91140nvd
- github.com/wireshark/wireshark/commit/11edc83b98a61e890d7bb01855389d40e984ea82nvd
- github.com/wireshark/wireshark/commit/6a140eca7b78b230f1f90a739a32257476513c78nvd
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