CVE-2016-5358

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CVSS 3.0

5.9 medium

EPSS

2%p83

Published

Aug 7, 2016 (Aug 7, 2016)

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Description

epan/dissectors/packet-pktap.c in the Ethernet dissector in Wireshark 2.x before 2.0.4 mishandles the packet-header data type, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.

Vendors: wireshark oracle
Products: wireshark, solaris
Weakness: CWE-20
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

NVD CVE.org GitHub PoCs EPSS (2.4%)

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