CVE-2016-9372

Description

In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.1, the Profinet I/O dissector could loop excessively, triggered by network traffic or a capture file. This was addressed in plugins/profinet/packet-pn-rtc-one.c by rejecting input with too many I/O objects.

Category

5.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.38%
Vendor Advisory wireshark.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037313 vdb entry
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-58.html vendor advisory
https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4127e3930ef663114567002001f44e01eba8a250
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94368 third party advisory vdb entry
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12851 issue tracking

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-9372?
CVE-2016-9372 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-9372?
To fix CVE-2016-9372, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-9372 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-9372 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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