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.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.9
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | alpine-linux-upgrade-wireshark | Aug 30, 2017 | Aug 7, 2016 |
| Debian | debian-upgrade-wireshark | Jul 4, 2016 | Jul 2, 2016 | |
| Freebsd | freebsd-upgrade-package-wiresharkfreebsd-upgrade-package-wireshark-litefreebsd-upgrade-package-wireshark-qt5freebsd-upgrade-package-tsharkfreebsd-upgrade-package-tshark-lite | Dec 10, 2025 | Jul 4, 2016 | |
| Oracle Solaris | oracle-solaris-11-3-upgrade-diagnostic-wireshark-2-0-4-0-175-3-11-0-4-0oracle-solaris-11-3-upgrade-diagnostic-wireshark-tshark-2-0-4-0-175-3-11-0-4-0oracle-solaris-11-3-upgrade-diagnostic-wireshark-wireshark-common-2-0-4-0-175-3-11-0-4-0 | May 29, 2017 | Aug 7, 2016 | |
| Redhat_linux | no-fix-redhat-rpm-package | Jul 9, 2025 | Jun 7, 2016 | |
| Suse | — | suse-upgrade-libwireshark13suse-upgrade-libwireshark8suse-upgrade-libwireshark9suse-upgrade-libwiretap10suse-upgrade-libwiretap6suse-upgrade-libwiretap7suse-upgrade-libwscodecs1suse-upgrade-libwsutil11suse-upgrade-libwsutil7suse-upgrade-libwsutil8suse-upgrade-wiresharksuse-upgrade-wireshark-develsuse-upgrade-wireshark-gtksuse-upgrade-wireshark-ui-qt | Aug 7, 2016 | Aug 7, 2016 |
| Ubuntu | ubuntu-upgrade-wireshark | Nov 19, 2024 | Aug 7, 2016 | |
| Wireshark | wireshark-upgrade-1_12_12wireshark-upgrade-2_0_4 | Oct 4, 2017 | Aug 7, 2016 |
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