VDB
CVE-2016-6506
CVE-2016-6506
PUBLISHED
CVSS 5.900000095367432 MEDIUM
epan/dissectors/packet-wsp.c in the WSP dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.13 and 2.x before 2.0.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted packet.
EPSS 2.22% · 82.0th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.0
5.900000095367432
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score
2.22%
82.0th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | wireshark | 0, 1.10.2-1, 1.10.3-1 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | wireshark | 0, 1.12.8+g5b6e543-2, 2.0.1+g59ea380-3build1 |
Timeline
- Aug 6, 2016 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 21, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 13, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 28, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 20, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 11, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 5, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 28, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jul 20, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-6506 third-party-advisory
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-42.html third-party-advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12594 third-party-advisory
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=a9d5256890c9189c7461bfce6ed6edce5d861499 third-party-advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/28/3 third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6506 third-party-advisory