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CVE-2016-5357

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Date: August 7, 2016

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.

Language: C

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Related Resources (13)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91140
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5357
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-36.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3615
https://github.com/wireshark/wireshark/commit/11edc83b98a61e890d7bb01855389d40e984ea82
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12396
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5357
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-5357
https://github.com/wireshark/wireshark/commit/6a140eca7b78b230f1f90a739a32257476513c78
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/09/3
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2016-5357
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2016-5357

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Weakness Type (CWE)

Input Validation

CWE-20

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CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC): HIGH
Privileges Required (PR): NONE
User Interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): NONE
Integrity (I): NONE
Availability (A): HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC): MEDIUM
Authentication (AU): NONE
Confidentiality (C): NONE
Integrity (I): NONE
Availability (A): PARTIAL
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