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CVE-2016-5358

epan/dissectors/packet-pktap.c in the Ethernet dissector in Wireshark 2.x before 2.0.4 mishandles...

5.9 MediumFix available

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

2.34%Up 1.0 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.9

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.

Record
CVE-2016-5358
CVSS 3.0
5.9 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0
4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness
CWE-20
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

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.

Record
CVE-2016-5358
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-6309 No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2016-6309
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cc2m-fh63-9238 5.9

epan/dissectors/packet-pktap.c in the Ethernet dissector in Wireshark 2.x before 2.0.4 mishandles...

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.

Record
GHSA-cc2m-fh63-9238
CVSS 3.0
5.9 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-20
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 5.9

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.

Record
CVE-2016-5358
CVSS 3.0
5.9 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2016-5358 5.9

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.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2016-5358
CVSS 3.0
5.9 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-5358 5.9

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.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2016-5358
CVSS 3.0
5.9 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2016-0223 No score

Updated wireshark packages fix security vulnerability

Updated wireshark packages fix security vulnerabilities:

The SPOOLS dissector could go into an infinite loop (CVE-2016-5350).

The IEEE 802.11 dissector could crash (CVE-2016-5351).

The IEEE 802.11 dissector could crash (CVE-2016-5352).

The UMTS FP dissector could crash (CVE-2016-5353).

Some USB dissectors could crash (CVE-2016-5354).

The Toshiba file parser could crash (CVE-2016-5355).

The CoSine file parser could crash (CVE-2016-5356).

The NetScreen file parser could crash (CVE-2016-5357).

The Ethernet dissector could crash (CVE-2016-5358).

Infinite loop in parse_wbxml_tag_defined() in WBXML Dissector (CVE-2016-5359).

Record
MGASA-2016-0223
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10199-1 No score

wireshark-2.2.2-1.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the wireshark-2.2.2-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10199-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2016:2212-1 No score

Security update for wireshark

This update to wireshark 1.12.13 fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2016-6504: wireshark: NDS dissector crash (bsc#991012)
  • CVE-2016-6505: wireshark: PacketBB dissector could divide by zero (bsc#991013)
  • CVE-2016-6506: wireshark: WSP infinite loop (bsc#991015)
  • CVE-2016-6507: wireshark: MMSE infinite loop (bsc#991016)
  • CVE-2016-6508: wireshark: RLC long loop (bsc#991017)
  • CVE-2016-6509: wireshark: LDSS dissector crash (bsc#991018)
  • CVE-2016-6510: wireshark: RLC dissector crash (bsc#991019)
  • CVE-2016-6511: wireshark: OpenFlow long loop (bnc991020)
  • CVE-2016-5350: SPOOLS infinite loop (bsc#983671)
  • CVE-2016-5351: IEEE 802.11 dissector crash (bsc#983671)
  • CVE-2016-5352: IEEE 802.11 dissector crash, different from wpna-sec-2016-30 (bsc#983671)
  • CVE-2016-5353: UMTS FP crash (bsc#983671)
  • CVE-2016-5354: USB dissector crash (bsc#983671)
  • CVE-2016-5355: Toshiba file parser crash (bsc#983671)
  • CVE-2016-5356: CoSine file parser crash (bsc#983671)
  • CVE-2016-5357: NetScreen file parser crash (bsc#983671)
  • CVE-2016-5358: Ethernet dissector crash (bsc#983671)
  • CVE-2016-5359: WBXML infinite loop (bsc#983671)

For more details please see: https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.12.12.html https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.12.13.html

Record
SUSE-SU-2016:2212-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2016:2453-1 No score

Security update for wireshark

wireshark was updated to version 1.12.13 to fix the following issues:

  • CVE-2016-6504: wireshark: NDS dissector crash (bnc#991012)

  • CVE-2016-6505: wireshark: PacketBB dissector could divide by zero (bnc#991013)

  • CVE-2016-6506: wireshark: WSP infinite loop (bnc#991015)

  • CVE-2016-6507: wireshark: MMSE infinite loop (bnc#991016)

  • CVE-2016-6508: wireshark: RLC long loop (bnc#991017)

  • CVE-2016-6509: wireshark: LDSS dissector crash (bnc#991018)

  • CVE-2016-6510: wireshark: RLC dissector crash (bnc#991019)

  • CVE-2016-6511: wireshark: OpenFlow long loop (bnc991020)

  • CVE-2016-5350: SPOOLS infinite loop (bsc#983671).

  • CVE-2016-5351: IEEE 802.11 dissector crash (bsc#983671).

  • CVE-2016-5352: IEEE 802.11 dissector crash, different from wpna-sec-2016-30 (bsc#983671).

  • CVE-2016-5353: UMTS FP crash (bsc#983671).

  • CVE-2016-5354: USB dissector crash (bsc#983671).

  • CVE-2016-5355: Toshiba file parser crash (bsc#983671).

  • CVE-2016-5356: CoSine file parser crash (bsc#983671).

  • CVE-2016-5357: NetScreen file parser crash (bsc#983671).

  • CVE-2016-5358: Ethernet dissector crash (bsc#983671).

  • CVE-2016-5359: WBXML infinite loop (bsc#983671).

For more details please see: https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.12.12.html https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.12.13.html

Record
SUSE-SU-2016:2453-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
wireshark
Debian:12
 before 2.0.4+gdd7746e-1
2.0.4+gdd7746e-1
wireshark
Debian:13
 before 2.0.4+gdd7746e-1
2.0.4+gdd7746e-1
wireshark
Debian:14
 before 2.0.4+gdd7746e-1
2.0.4+gdd7746e-1
wireshark
Mageia:5
From an advisory covering 10 CVEs
 before 2.0.4-1.mga5
2.0.4-1.mga5
wireshark
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4
From an advisory covering 18 CVEs
 before 1.12.13-0.23.1
1.12.13-0.23.1
wireshark
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
From an advisory covering 18 CVEs
 before 1.12.13-0.23.1
1.12.13-0.23.1
wireshark
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4
From an advisory covering 18 CVEs
 before 1.12.13-0.23.1
1.12.13-0.23.1
wireshark
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1
From an advisory covering 18 CVEs
 before 1.12.13-31.1
1.12.13-31.1
wireshark
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1
From an advisory covering 18 CVEs
 before 1.12.13-31.1
1.12.13-31.1
wireshark
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1
From an advisory covering 18 CVEs
 before 1.12.13-31.1
1.12.13-31.1
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
wireshark
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1
From an advisory covering 18 CVEs
 before 1.12.13-31.1
1.12.13-31.1
wireshark
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
 before 2.6.3-1~ubuntu14.04.1, plus listed versions
1.10.2-11.10.3-11.10.5-1ubuntu11.10.5-21.10.6-11.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u11ubuntu0.14.04.1
2.6.3-1~ubuntu14.04.1
wireshark
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
 before 2.6.3-1~ubuntu16.04.1, plus listed versions
1.12.7+g7fc8978-11.12.8+g5b6e543-22.0.1+g59ea380-3build12.0.2+ga16e22e-12.2.6+g32dac6a-2ubuntu0.16.04
2.6.3-1~ubuntu16.04.1
wireshark
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
 before 2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1, plus listed versions
2.4.2-12.4.3-12.4.4-12.4.5-1
2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1
wireshark
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
From an advisory covering 262 CVEs
 before 2.2.2-1.1
2.2.2-1.1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2016-5358 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.9) in Wireshark, published June 13, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.34%, the 83rd percentile. Fixed in wireshark 2.0.4+gdd7746e-1.

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