CVE-2016-5359
epan/dissectors/packet-wbxml.c in the WBXML dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.12...
epan/dissectors/packet-wbxml.c in the WBXML dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.12 mishandles offsets, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (integer overflow and infinite loop) 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
What each source reports
NVD Score used
epan/dissectors/packet-wbxml.c in the WBXML dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.12 mishandles offsets, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (integer overflow and infinite loop) via a crafted packet.
- Record
CVE-2016-5359- CVSS 3.0
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119, CWE-399
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
epan/dissectors/packet-wbxml.c in the WBXML dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.12 mishandles offsets, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (integer overflow and infinite loop) via a crafted packet.
- Record
CVE-2016-5359- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-6310 No score
epan/dissectors/packet-wbxml.c in the WBXML dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.12 mishandles offsets, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (integer overflow and infinite loop) via a crafted packet.
- Record
EUVD-2016-6310- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5f4h-mq48-hhq9
epan/dissectors/packet-wbxml.c in the WBXML dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.12...
epan/dissectors/packet-wbxml.c in the WBXML dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.12 mishandles offsets, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (integer overflow and infinite loop) via a crafted packet.
- Record
GHSA-5f4h-mq48-hhq9- CVSS 3.0
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
epan/dissectors/packet-wbxml.c in the WBXML dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.12 mishandles offsets, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (integer overflow and infinite loop) via a crafted packet.
- Record
CVE-2016-5359- CVSS 3.0
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2016-5359
epan/dissectors/packet-wbxml.c in the WBXML dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.12 mishandles offsets, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (integer overflow and infinite loop) via a crafted packet.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2016-5359- CVSS 3.0
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS: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-2016-5359
epan/dissectors/packet-wbxml.c in the WBXML dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.12 mishandles offsets, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (integer overflow and infinite loop) via a crafted packet.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2016-5359- CVSS 3.0
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS: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
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:
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CVE-2016-6504: wireshark: NDS dissector crash (bnc#991012)
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CVE-2016-6505: wireshark: PacketBB dissector could divide by zero (bnc#991013)
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CVE-2016-6506: wireshark: WSP infinite loop (bnc#991015)
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CVE-2016-6507: wireshark: MMSE infinite loop (bnc#991016)
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CVE-2016-6508: wireshark: RLC long loop (bnc#991017)
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CVE-2016-6509: wireshark: LDSS dissector crash (bnc#991018)
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CVE-2016-6510: wireshark: RLC dissector crash (bnc#991019)
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CVE-2016-6511: wireshark: OpenFlow long loop (bnc991020)
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CVE-2016-5350: SPOOLS infinite loop (bsc#983671).
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CVE-2016-5351: IEEE 802.11 dissector crash (bsc#983671).
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CVE-2016-5352: IEEE 802.11 dissector crash, different from wpna-sec-2016-30 (bsc#983671).
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CVE-2016-5353: UMTS FP crash (bsc#983671).
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CVE-2016-5354: USB dissector crash (bsc#983671).
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CVE-2016-5355: Toshiba file parser crash (bsc#983671).
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CVE-2016-5356: CoSine file parser crash (bsc#983671).
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CVE-2016-5357: NetScreen file parser crash (bsc#983671).
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CVE-2016-5358: Ethernet dissector crash (bsc#983671).
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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
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
wiresharkDebian:12 |
before 2.0 | 2.0 |
wiresharkDebian:13 |
before 2.0 | 2.0 |
wiresharkDebian:14 |
before 2.0 | 2.0 |
wiresharkDebian:7 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs |
before 1.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u6~deb7u2, plus listed versions 1.10.0-11.10.0-21.10.0-2~bpo70+11.10.0~rc1-11.10.0~rc2-1 Show 45 moreShow less1.10.1-11.10.1-1~bpo70+11.10.2-11.10.2-1~bpo70+11.10.2-21.10.3-11.10.3-1~bpo70+11.10.4-11.10.5-11.10.5-1~bpo70+11.10.5-21.10.6-11.10.6-1~bpo70+11.10.7-11.10.7-1~bpo70+11.10.7-21.10.7-31.10.7-41.10.8-11.10.8-1~bpo70+11.12.0+git+4fab41a1-11.12.0~rc1-11.12.0~rc1-21.12.0~rc2+git+fd017ee+dfsg1-11.12.0~rc3+git+e14d5b6eaa+dfsg1-11.12.1+g01b65bf-11.12.1+g01b65bf-1~bpo70+11.12.1+g01b65bf-21.12.1+g01b65bf-2~bpo70+11.12.1+g01b65bf-31.12.1+g01b65bf-41.12.1+g01b65bf-4~bpo70+11.8.2-5wheezy101.8.2-5wheezy111.8.2-5wheezy121.8.2-5wheezy131.8.2-5wheezy141.8.2-5wheezy151.8.2-5wheezy15~deb6u11.8.2-5wheezy161.8.2-5wheezy16~deb6u11.8.2-5wheezy171.8.2-5wheezy181.8.2-5wheezy21.8.2-5wheezy3 |
1.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u6~deb7u2 |
wiresharkDebian:8 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs |
before 1.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u7, plus listed versions 1.12.1+g01b65bf-41.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u11.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u21.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u31.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u4 Show 13 moreShow less1.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u51.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u61.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u6~deb7u11.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u6~deb7u101.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u6~deb7u111.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u6~deb7u21.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u6~deb7u31.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u6~deb7u41.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u6~deb7u51.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u6~deb7u61.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u6~deb7u71.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u6~deb7u81.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u6~deb7u9 |
1.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u7 |
wiresharkMageia:5 From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 2.0.4-1.mga5 | 2.0.4-1.mga5 |
wiresharkSUSE: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 |
wiresharkSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 From an advisory covering 18 CVEs |
before 1.12.13-0.23.1 | 1.12.13-0.23.1 |
wiresharkSUSE: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 |
wiresharkSUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 From an advisory covering 18 CVEs |
before 1.12.13-31.1 | 1.12.13-31.1 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
wiresharkSUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1 From an advisory covering 18 CVEs |
before 1.12.13-31.1 | 1.12.13-31.1 |
wiresharkSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 From an advisory covering 18 CVEs |
before 1.12.13-31.1 | 1.12.13-31.1 |
wiresharkSUSE: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 |
wiresharkUbuntu: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 |
wiresharkUbuntu: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 |
wiresharkUbuntu: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 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-5359 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 2.58%, the 85th percentile. Fixed in wireshark 2.0.
References
bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12408
wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-38.html
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/09/3
github.com/wireshark/wireshark/commit/b8e0d416898bb975a02c1b55883342edc5b4c9c0
debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3615
securityfocus.com/bid/91140
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nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5359
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-5359
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2016-0223.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=18663
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2016/suse-su-20162212-1
bugzilla.suse.com/983671
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-5359
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5359
Left out here: 13 versions. The JSON record has them.