Security advisory

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  "id": "d7ffe737b38fca34337843abd433b62f7d53d9bf7bca67c8a0c2626cd9dcc306",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-5716",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2019-5716",
    "summary": "In Wireshark 2.6.0 to 2.6.5, the 6LoWPAN dissector could crash. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-6lowpan.c by avoiding use of a TVB before its creation.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2019-5716",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "medium",
    "structured": {
      "id": "CVE-2019-5716",
      "aliases": [
        "CVE-2019-5716"
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
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          "ranges": [
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              "repo": "https://github.com/wireshark/wireshark",
              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "c7239f0201292253817c7c4c9a394a47113ca55c"
                },
                {
                  "last_affected": "f766965a0d7d77f6553a9b541d04bbe438fb9399"
                }
              ],
              "database_specific": {
                "extracted_events": [
                  {
                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "range": [
                      {
                        "introduced": "2.6.0"
                      },
                      {
                        "last_affected": "2.6.5"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_RANGE"
                  }
                ]
              }
            }
          ],
          "versions": [
            "wireshark-2.6.5",
            "v2.6.5",
            "v2.6.5rc0",
            "wireshark-2.6.4",
            "v2.6.4",
            "v2.6.4rc0",
            "wireshark-2.6.3",
            "v2.6.3",
            "v2.6.3rc0",
            "wireshark-2.6.2",
            "v2.6.2",
            "v2.6.2rc0",
            "wireshark-2.6.1",
            "v2.6.1",
            "v2.6.1rc0",
            "wireshark-2.6.0",
            "v2.6.0"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2019-5716.json"
          }
        },
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "repo": "https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark",
              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "c7239f0201292253817c7c4c9a394a47113ca55c"
                },
                {
                  "last_affected": "f766965a0d7d77f6553a9b541d04bbe438fb9399"
                }
              ],
              "database_specific": {
                "extracted_events": [
                  {
                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "range": [
                      {
                        "introduced": "2.6.0"
                      },
                      {
                        "last_affected": "2.6.5"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_RANGE"
                  }
                ]
              }
            }
          ],
          "versions": [
            "wireshark-2.6.5",
            "v2.6.5",
            "v2.6.5rc0",
            "wireshark-2.6.4",
            "v2.6.4",
            "v2.6.4rc0",
            "wireshark-2.6.3",
            "v2.6.3",
            "v2.6.3rc0",
            "wireshark-2.6.2",
            "v2.6.2",
            "v2.6.2rc0",
            "wireshark-2.6.1",
            "v2.6.1",
            "v2.6.1rc0",
            "wireshark-2.6.0",
            "v2.6.0"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2019-5716.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-24T10:30:39.097268683Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2b2eea1793dbff813896e1ae9dff1bedb39ee010",
        "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00022.html",
        "https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Mar/35",
        "https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4416",
        "https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2019-01.html",
        "https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=15217"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {
        "unresolved_ranges": [
          {
            "cpes": [
              "cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
            ],
            "vendor_product": "debian:debian_linux",
            "extracted_events": [
              {
                "range": [
                  {
                    "introduced": "8.0"
                  },
                  {
                    "last_affected": "8.0"
                  },
                  {
                    "introduced": "9.0"
                  },
                  {
                    "last_affected": "9.0"
                  }
                ],
                "source": "CPE_STRING"
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      }
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2019-5716",
        "evidence": "/id"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 434592,
  "published_at": "2019-01-08T23:29:00.28+00:00"
}