wiretap/netscreen.c in the NetScreen 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.
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3615
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/09/3
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91140
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12396
https://github.com/wireshark/wireshark/commit/11edc83b98a61e890d7bb01855389d40e984ea82
https://github.com/wireshark/wireshark/commit/6a140eca7b78b230f1f90a739a32257476513c78
Source: MITRE
Published: 2016-08-07
Updated: 2016-11-28
Type: CWE-20
Base Score: 4.3
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Impact Score: 2.9
Exploitability Score: 8.6
Severity: MEDIUM
Base Score: 5.9
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Impact Score: 3.6
Exploitability Score: 2.2
Severity: MEDIUM