CVE-2016-5358 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Wireshark by sending a crafted packet due to improper handling of packet-header data types in the Ethernet dissector.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-5358?
CVE-2016-5358 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Oracle Solaris, published on 7 Aug 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-5358?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Oracle Solaris, Wireshark Wireshark.
How do I fix CVE-2016-5358?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2016-5358 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-5358 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Solaris
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-5358, GHSA-cc2m-fh63-9238, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-5358.