CVE-2016-5359
Moderate
CVE-2016-5359
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.
Exploit probability
2.6%
Published
August 7, 2016
Required by
Not available
Last source change
July 8, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
48 explicit affected versions
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2016-5359
View original source
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.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3615
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/09/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91140
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12408
- https://github.com/wireshark/wireshark/commit/b8e0d416898bb975a02c1b55883342edc5b4c9c0
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-38.html