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CVE-2016-5355

21
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-5355 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Wireshark versions 1.12.x before 1.12.12 and 2.x before 2.0.4. Specifically, the Toshiba file parser (wiretap/toshiba.c) mishandles unsigned-integer processing via sscanf, allowing remote attackers to crash the application with a crafted file. Rated Medium (CVSS 5.9), this vulnerability requires no user interaction and has high impact on availability, though it has high attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.12.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.12.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.12.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.12.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.12.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

5.9MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.2
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.49%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
82.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0249 is in the 73rd percentile among its peer group of 19,955 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (3)

redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: wireshark
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: wireshark
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: wireshark

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2016-5355Moderate

wireshark: Toshiba file parser crash (wnpa-sec-2016-34)

Jun 7, 2016

References

bugs.wireshark.org / bugzilla/show_bug.cgi
Issue Tracking
github.com / wireshark/wireshark/commit/3270dfac43da861c714df76513456b46765ff47f
github.com / wireshark/wireshark/commit/5efb45231671baa2db2011d8f67f9d6e72bc455b
wireshark.org / security/wnpa-sec-2016-34.html
Vendor Advisory
debian.org / security/2016/dsa-3615
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2016/06/09/3
Mailing List
oracle.com / technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
securityfocus.com / bid/91140