VDB
CVE-2016-6512
CVE-2016-6512
PUBLISHED
CVSS 5.900000095367432 MEDIUM
epan/dissectors/packet-wap.c in Wireshark 2.x before 2.0.5 omits an overflow check in the tvb_get_guintvar function, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted packet, related to the MMSE, WAP, WBXML, and WSP dissectors.
EPSS 7.60% · 94.3th 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
7.60%
94.3th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | wireshark | 0, 2.2.6+g32dac6a-2ubuntu0.16.04, 2.0.2+ga16e22e-1 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | wireshark | 2.4.3-1, 0, 2.4.2-1 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | wireshark | 1.10.3-1, 0, 1.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u11ubuntu0.14.04.1 |
Timeline
- Aug 2, 2016 PoC Published
- Aug 6, 2016 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 21, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 5, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 28, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 20, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 11, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 27, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jul 19, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-6512 third-party-advisory
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-48.html third-party-advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12661 third-party-advisory
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=2193bea3212d74e2a907152055e27d409b59485e third-party-advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/28/3 third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6512 third-party-advisory