CVE-2019-5716 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Wireshark versions 2.6.0 to 2.6.5, specifically within the 6LoWPAN dissector, which could lead to a crash. This flaw, categorized as CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation), affects Debian Linux and Wireshark installations. The vulnerability carries a CVSSv3 score of 5.5 (Medium), indicating that an attacker could trigger the crash through local access and user interaction (e.g., opening a malicious capture file), resulting in high availability impact but no confidentiality or integrity loss. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 2.6.0, <= 2.6.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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