wireshark: IEEE 802.11 dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2016-31)
Published Aug 7, 2016
5.9
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.74%
Description
epan/crypt/airpdcap.c in the IEEE 802.11 dissector in Wireshark 2.x before 2.0.4 mishandles certain length values, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.
Affected products
No data.
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 | 2.74% (0.02739) | 85.62th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.74% (0.02739) | 84.17th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.18% (0.00183) | 37.85th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.26% (0.00258) | 66.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.26% (0.00258) | 64.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.26% (0.00258) | 61.77th | 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 (10)
- 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-2016-5352 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12175 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1343965 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/wireshark/wireshark/commit/b6d838eebf4456192360654092e5587c5207f185 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5352
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5352
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-31.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| 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-2016-5352 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12175 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVDB Entry | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1343965 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/wireshark/wireshark/commit/b6d838eebf4456192360654092e5587c5207f185 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5352 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5352 | ||
| https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-31.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory |
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