TI-2016-07648 Aliases CVE-2016-9376 GHSA-c3r9-8878-x2vq

In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.1 and 2.0.0 to 2.0.7, the OpenFlow dissector could crash with…

LOW 30CWE-399Published 2016-11-17 · Updated 2024-08-06

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: High
Impact type: Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · None · High
Fix status: Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-399 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.1 and 2.0.0 to 2.0.7, the OpenFlow dissector could crash with memory exhaustion, triggered by network traffic or a capture file. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-openflow_v5.c by ensuring that certain length values were sufficiently large.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01582 75th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 11

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.0:::::::*	2.0.0	Vulnerable	Wireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.1:::::::*	2.0.1	Vulnerable	Wireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.2:::::::*	2.0.2	Vulnerable	Wireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.3:::::::*	2.0.3	Vulnerable	Wireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.4:::::::*	2.0.4	Vulnerable	Wireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.5:::::::*	2.0.5	Vulnerable	Wireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.6:::::::*	2.0.6	Vulnerable	Wireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.7:::::::*	2.0.7	Vulnerable	Wireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.2.0:::::::*	2.2.0	Vulnerable	Wireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.2.1:::::::*	2.2.1	Vulnerable	Wireshark Foundation

cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0 Vulnerable ·Wireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.1 Vulnerable ·Wireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.2 Vulnerable ·Wireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.3 Vulnerable ·Wireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.4 Vulnerable ·Wireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.5 Vulnerable ·Wireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.6 Vulnerable ·Wireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.7 Vulnerable ·Wireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.0 Vulnerable ·Wireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.1 Vulnerable ·Wireshark Foundation

Show 1 more CPE

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:::::::*	8.0	Vulnerable	Debian

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Debian

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Product	Status	Plan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5	Affected	No fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6	Affected	No fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7	Affected	No fix planned: Will not fix

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-9376
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c3r9-8878-x2vq

References

Advisory 2

Other 2

Sources

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