CVE-2016-5358

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Source
https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5358
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2016-5358.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2016-5358
Downstream
Related
Published
2016-08-07T16:59:13.270Z
Modified
2026-07-08T12:05:58.771253Z
Severity
  • 5.9 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

Database specific 
{
    "unresolved_ranges": [
        {
            "vendor_product": "oracle:solaris",
            "cpes": [
                "cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
            ],
            "extracted_events": [
                {
                    "introduced": "11.3"
                },
                {
                    "last_affected": "11.3"
                }
            ],
            "source": "CPE_STRING"
        }
    ]
}
References

Affected packages

Git / github.com/wireshark/wireshark

Affected ranges

Type
GIT
Repo
https://github.com/wireshark/wireshark
Events
Introduced
9a73b827b22c7ce9132e939b9f07ec4425fc2aa6
Last affected
eed34f0ac6696c053585ddf75c5805b3d5b395cf
Fixed
2c13e97d656c1c0ac4d76eb9d307664aae0e0cf7
Database specific
Show details 
{
    "cpe": [
        "cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
        "cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
        "cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
        "cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
    ],
    "extracted_events": [
        {
            "introduced": "2.0.0"
        },
        {
            "last_affected": "2.0.0"
        },
        {
            "introduced": "2.0.1"
        },
        {
            "last_affected": "2.0.1"
        },
        {
            "introduced": "2.0.2"
        },
        {
            "last_affected": "2.0.2"
        },
        {
            "introduced": "2.0.3"
        },
        {
            "last_affected": "2.0.3"
        }
    ],
    "source": [
        "CPE_STRING",
        "REFERENCES"
    ]
}

Affected versions

2.*
2.0.0
2.0.1
2.0.2
2.0.3
v2.*
v2.0.0
v2.0.1
v2.0.1rc0
v2.0.2
v2.0.2rc0
v2.0.3
v2.0.3rc0
v2.0.4rc0
wireshark-2.*
wireshark-2.0.0
wireshark-2.0.1
wireshark-2.0.2
wireshark-2.0.3

Database specific

vanir_signatures_modified 
"2026-07-08T12:05:58Z"
vanir_signatures 
[
    {
        "id": "CVE-2016-5358-01635744",
        "deprecated": false,
        "signature_type": "Line",
        "signature_version": "v1",
        "digest": {
            "threshold": 0.9,
            "line_hashes": [
                "334449315304977340383420241633226719348",
                "320932733435266253742538915120566453735",
                "245578774751302863541828047293755008713",
                "30357838436267856021800050734870027683",
                "138813970532645865194505331319396360567",
                "307805584734905139821814819274303399748",
                "315719582076679645125194644249402846205",
                "209976510120667078380335317260493077732",
                "146747277072124464506533847220692900739"
            ]
        },
        "source": "https://github.com/wireshark/wireshark/commit/2c13e97d656c1c0ac4d76eb9d307664aae0e0cf7",
        "target": {
            "file": "epan/dissectors/packet-ppi.c"
        }
    },
    {
        "id": "CVE-2016-5358-21f495bd",
        "deprecated": false,
        "signature_type": "Function",
        "signature_version": "v1",
        "digest": {
            "length": 6352.0,
            "function_hash": "299449988594139569541305770469884692042"
        },
        "source": "https://github.com/wireshark/wireshark/commit/2c13e97d656c1c0ac4d76eb9d307664aae0e0cf7",
        "target": {
            "function": "dissect_ppi",
            "file": "epan/dissectors/packet-ppi.c"
        }
    },
    {
        "id": "CVE-2016-5358-5ce2fd91",
        "deprecated": false,
        "signature_type": "Function",
        "signature_version": "v1",
        "digest": {
            "length": 2107.0,
            "function_hash": "338752519889218304733566749802042023821"
        },
        "source": "https://github.com/wireshark/wireshark/commit/2c13e97d656c1c0ac4d76eb9d307664aae0e0cf7",
        "target": {
            "function": "dissect_pktap",
            "file": "epan/dissectors/packet-pktap.c"
        }
    },
    {
        "id": "CVE-2016-5358-637a8fc0",
        "deprecated": false,
        "signature_type": "Function",
        "signature_version": "v1",
        "digest": {
            "length": 1564.0,
            "function_hash": "330430542262926018448608795824361140614"
        },
        "source": "https://github.com/wireshark/wireshark/commit/2c13e97d656c1c0ac4d76eb9d307664aae0e0cf7",
        "target": {
            "function": "dissect_rpcap_packet",
            "file": "epan/dissectors/packet-rpcap.c"
        }
    },
    {
        "id": "CVE-2016-5358-649fa91b",
        "deprecated": false,
        "signature_type": "Line",
        "signature_version": "v1",
        "digest": {
            "threshold": 0.9,
            "line_hashes": [
                "27916644768496533656810545275833789355",
                "37823342120425800220646364435165916704",
                "264994017350731906222936056776478734300",
                "132396777522632413076630297376118682332",
                "289632527312961041599743416980106338989",
                "134593429129036244985834589675552433877",
                "115801305615867899831225278823859525566",
                "209976510120667078380335317260493077732",
                "70616474456708318787207731558451418760"
            ]
        },
        "source": "https://github.com/wireshark/wireshark/commit/2c13e97d656c1c0ac4d76eb9d307664aae0e0cf7",
        "target": {
            "file": "epan/dissectors/packet-pktap.c"
        }
    },
    {
        "id": "CVE-2016-5358-d1613c7c",
        "deprecated": false,
        "signature_type": "Line",
        "signature_version": "v1",
        "digest": {
            "threshold": 0.9,
            "line_hashes": [
                "216969062309645181064252099101574065597",
                "144417925569203975010017039560378111186",
                "279709717053073643829043742089946626936",
                "45601298362245210734312012769402793251",
                "170802040358257705377537301921365358538",
                "138838526760500685021898488601579542890",
                "109083495737063408071250071069583155465",
                "225064910552521824428069315849786949102"
            ]
        },
        "source": "https://github.com/wireshark/wireshark/commit/2c13e97d656c1c0ac4d76eb9d307664aae0e0cf7",
        "target": {
            "file": "epan/dissectors/packet-rpcap.c"
        }
    }
]
source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2016-5358.json"

Git / gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark

Affected ranges

Type
GIT
Repo
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark
Events
Introduced
9a73b827b22c7ce9132e939b9f07ec4425fc2aa6
Last affected
eed34f0ac6696c053585ddf75c5805b3d5b395cf
Database specific
Show details 
{
    "cpe": [
        "cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
        "cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
        "cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
        "cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
    ],
    "extracted_events": [
        {
            "introduced": "2.0.0"
        },
        {
            "last_affected": "2.0.0"
        },
        {
            "introduced": "2.0.1"
        },
        {
            "last_affected": "2.0.1"
        },
        {
            "introduced": "2.0.2"
        },
        {
            "last_affected": "2.0.2"
        },
        {
            "introduced": "2.0.3"
        },
        {
            "last_affected": "2.0.3"
        }
    ],
    "source": "CPE_STRING"
}

Affected versions

2.*
2.0.0
2.0.1
2.0.2
2.0.3
v2.*
v2.0.0
v2.0.1
v2.0.1rc0
v2.0.2
v2.0.2rc0
v2.0.3
v2.0.3rc0
wireshark-2.*
wireshark-2.0.0
wireshark-2.0.1
wireshark-2.0.2
wireshark-2.0.3

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2016-5358.json"