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CVE-2016-6512 PUBLISHED

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 1.89% · 83.1th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score
1.89%
83.1th percentile

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSwireshark0, 2.2.6+g32dac6a-2ubuntu0.16.04, 2.0.2+ga16e22e-1
Ubuntu:18.04:LTSwireshark2.4.5-1, 0, 2.4.2-1
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSwireshark1.10.3-1, 1.10.2-1, 0

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