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CVE-2016-5358

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.9 EPSS 2.35% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2016-08-07 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

AI analysis pending.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

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CVE
CVE-2016-5358
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.9
EPSS
2.35%

Original NVD Description

epan/dissectors/packet-pktap.c in the Ethernet dissector in Wireshark 2.x before 2.0.4 mishandles the packet-header data type, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.