CVE-2016-5355
Publication date 7 August 2016
Last updated 25 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Cvss 3 Severity Score
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.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| wireshark | 18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
|
| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 2.2.6+g32dac6a-2ubuntu0.16.04
|
|
| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed 1.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u11ubuntu0.14.04.1
|
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Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
|
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | High |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
References
Other references
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-34.html
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12394
- https://github.com/wireshark/wireshark/commit/3270dfac43da861c714df76513456b46765ff47f
- https://github.com/wireshark/wireshark/commit/5efb45231671baa2db2011d8f67f9d6e72bc455b
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5355