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.
Published: 2016-08-07
Score: 5.9 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-538-1 wireshark security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3615-1 wireshark security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-6302 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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T01:01:00.062Z

Reserved: 2016-06-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-5351

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-08-07T16:59:03.157

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2016-5351

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2016-06-07T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-5351 - Bugzilla

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