Is CVE-2016-9372 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2016-9372 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2016-9372?

CVE-2016-9372 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.9 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2016-9372?

CVE-2016-9372 has an EPSS score of 2.09% (79th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2016-9372?

Upgrade wireshark on debian 11 to 2.2.2+g9c5aae3-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2016-9372

MEDIUMEPSS 79th pctl

5.9

CVSS v3

NVD

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.

CWE-20Improper Input Validation CWE-399Resource Management Errors

How to fix

Remediation Available

wiresharkDebian

Fixed in:2.2.2+g9c5aae3-1CVE-2016-9372

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

2.09%probability of exploitation in 30 days

79thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 79% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

wireshark.org

Third-Party Advisory1

securityfocus.com

Issue Tracking1

bugs.wireshark.org

Other references2

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE-2024-3400	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2021-45105	Medium	5.9	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-44228	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2021-21985	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2018-7600	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2020-3452	High	7.5	100%	KEV	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-06.