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DEBIAN-CVE-2016-5356
wiretap/cosine.c in the CoSine file parser in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.12 and 2.x before 2.0.4 mishandles sscanf unsigned-integer processing, whic...
Original description
The description as published by the source.
wiretap/cosine.c in the CoSine 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.
Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV
Affected packages
Debian:12
wireshark
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.0.4+gdd7746e-1"}]}]
Debian:13
wireshark
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.0.4+gdd7746e-1"}]}]
Debian:14
wireshark
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.0.4+gdd7746e-1"}]}]
References
- advisory security-tracker.debian.org