CVE-2016-9376

5.9 MEDIUM
Published: November 17, 2016 Modified: May 06, 2026
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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.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3719
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94369
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037313
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13071
Source: cve@mitre.org
Issue Tracking
https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f2a7af8d3928e18ef15778e63b9b6c78f8bd1bef
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-60.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3719
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94369
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037313
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13071
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking
https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f2a7af8d3928e18ef15778e63b9b6c78f8bd1bef
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-60.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory

12 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
5.9 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
1.5%
81th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-399

Affected Vendors

debian wireshark

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