CVE-2016-9372 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Wireshark versions 2.2.0 to 2.2.1, where the Profinet I/O dissector could enter an excessive loop when processing specially crafted network traffic or capture files. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 5.9) has a high impact on availability, requiring no user interaction but with high attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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