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CVE-2016-5352

epan/crypt/airpdcap.c in the IEEE 802.11 dissector in Wireshark 2.x before 2.0.4 mishandles certain length values, which

epan/crypt/airpdcap.c in the IEEE 802.11 dissector in Wireshark 2.x before 2.0.4 mishandles certain length values, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.9 EPSS 0.00255
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
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Weakness Classification

CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read
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Affected Products & Versions

1
wiresharkall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

5.9
MEDIUM · CVSS v3.0 · cve@mitre.org
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD07 Aug 2016 · 04:59 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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Vendor Advisories

3
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10199-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2016:2453-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2016:2212-1
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References & Sources

6
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/09/3Mailing List
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91140
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12175Issue TrackingVDB Entry
https://github.com/wireshark/wireshark/commit/b6d838eebf4456192360654092e5587c5207f185
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-31.htmlVendor Advisory
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