VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2016-5357

CVSS score5.9 MEDIUM
EPSS probability2.49%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2016-08-07
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

wiretap/netscreen.c in the NetScreen file parser in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.12 and 2.x before 2.0.4 mishandles sscanf unsigned-integer processing, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted file.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

Primary references