CVE-2016-9376

wireshark: OpenFlow crash (wnpa-sec-2016-60)

Published Nov 17, 2016 CVSS 3.0 · 5.9 Medium EPSS 1.6% KEV · Not listed
Description
In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.1 and 2.0.0 to 2.0.7, the OpenFlow dissector could crash with memory exhaustion, triggered by network traffic or a capture file. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-openflow_v5.c by ensuring that certain length values were sufficiently large.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-714-1 wireshark security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3719-1 wireshark security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-10186 In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.1 and 2.0.0 to 2.0.7, the OpenFlow dissector could crash with memory exhaustion, triggered by network traffic or a capture file. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-openflow_v5.c by ensuring that certain length values were sufficiently large.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 2:50 AM
Reserved
Nov 16, 2016, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Nov 17, 2016, 5:59 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:55 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Nov 16, 2016, 12:00 AM