CVE-2016-5352

wireshark: IEEE 802.11 dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2016-31)

Published Aug 7, 2016 CVSS 3.0 · 5.9 Medium EPSS 2.7% KEV · Not listed
Description
epan/crypt/airpdcap.c in the IEEE 802.11 dissector in Wireshark 2.x before 2.0.4 mishandles certain length values, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-6303 epan/crypt/airpdcap.c in the IEEE 802.11 dissector in Wireshark 2.x before 2.0.4 mishandles certain length values, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 1:00 AM
Reserved
Jun 9, 2016, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 7, 2016, 4:59 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:49 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Jun 7, 2016, 12:00 AM