VDB
GHSA-mq4j-xhg7-rjx3
GHSA-mq4j-xhg7-rjx3
PUBLISHED
CVSS 5.900000095367432 MEDIUM
Record from GitHub Advisory Database · Published May 17, 2022
epan/dissectors/packet-ldss.c in the LDSS dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.13 and 2.x before 2.0.5 mishandles conversations, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.
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
Timeline
- May 17, 2022 CVE Published
- Apr 9, 2026 Security Advisory
- Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch
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vulnetix vdb vuln GHSA-mq4j-xhg7-rjx3
vulnetix vdb fixes GHSA-mq4j-xhg7-rjx3
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References
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/28/3 url
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6509 advisory
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=5a469ddc893f7c1912d0e15cc73bd3011e6cc2fb url
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-45.html url
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12662 url
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=5a469ddc893f7c1912d0e15cc73bd3011e6cc2fb url
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3648 url
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036480 url