EXPLOITDB-EDB-40197

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Exploit for CVE-2016-6505 - Wireshark <1.12.13, <2.0.5 - DoS
AI Analysis

The provided text describes a divide-by-zero vulnerability in TShark versions 1.12.8 to 2.0.4, triggered by a malformed packet causing a crash in the dissect_pbb_tlvblock() function. The PoC is referenced as a separate binary file.

Attack Type
DoS
Complexity
trivial
Reliability
reliable
MITRE ATT&CK
T1499 - Endpoint Denial of Service
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Source
Platform Exploitdb
Type dos
Platform multiple
Language text
Files 1
Vulnerability
CVE-2016-6505
Wireshark <1.12.13, <2.0.5 - DoS
MEDIUM
CVSS 5.9