CVE-2016-5358 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Wireshark 2.x before version 2.0.4, specifically within the Ethernet dissector's handling of the packet-header data type. This flaw allows remote attackers to crash the application by sending a specially crafted packet, affecting products like Oracle Solaris and Oracle Wireshark. The vulnerability has a CVSS v3.0 score of 5.9 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with high impact on availability, but requiring high attack complexity and no user interaction. While the potential impact is an application crash, the high attack complexity might limit its widespread exploitation. There is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code is available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. Furthermore, the CVE has received minimal community discussion or media coverage, suggesting a low level of public awareness or concern.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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