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CVE-2016-9372

In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.1, the Profinet I/O dissector could loop excessively, triggered by network traffic or a capture file.

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.9
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.1%
percentile 82%
Public exploits
0
none known

In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.1, the Profinet I/O dissector could loop excessively, triggered by network traffic or a capture file. This was addressed in plugins/profinet/packet-pn-rtc-one.c by rejecting input with too many I/O objects.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

2.07% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 82% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.05.9CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD2.04.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
  • CWE-399 Resource Management Errors

References

  • securitytracker.com /id/1037313 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • wireshark.org /security/wnpa-sec-2016-58.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • code.wireshark.org /review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4127e3930ef663114567002001f44e01eba8a250 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/94368 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • bugs.wireshark.org /bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12851 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred

Sources

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