wireshark: IEEE 802.11 dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2016-30)
Published Aug 7, 2016
5.9
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.40%
Description
epan/crypt/airpdcap.c in the IEEE 802.11 dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.12 and 2.x before 2.0.4 mishandles the lack of an EAPOL_RSN_KEY, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.
Affected products
No data.
- 1.12.0
- 1.12.1
- 1.12.2
- 1.12.3
- 1.12.4
- 1.12.5
- 1.12.6
- 1.12.7
- 1.12.8
- 1.12.9
- 1.12.10
- 1.12.11
- 2.0.0
- 2.0.1
- 2.0.2
- 2.0.3
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
wireshark
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
wireshark
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
wireshark
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | wireshark | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | wireshark | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | wireshark | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.40% (0.02398) | 83.41th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.40% (0.02398) | 81.80th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.21% (0.00209) | 41.32th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.97% (0.00970) | 84.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 0.97% (0.00970) | 83.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.97% (0.00970) | 81.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (11)
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3615 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/09/3 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing List
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91140 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5351 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11585 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1343964 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/wireshark/wireshark/commit/9b0b20b8d5f8c9f7839d58ff6c5900f7e19283b4 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5351
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5351
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-30.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3615 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/09/3 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing List | |
| http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91140 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5351 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11585 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue Tracking | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1343964 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/wireshark/wireshark/commit/9b0b20b8d5f8c9f7839d58ff6c5900f7e19283b4 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5351 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5351 | ||
| https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-30.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory |
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