CVE-2016-6504

MEDIUM

Wireshark <1.12.13 - DoS

Title source: llm

Description

epan/dissectors/packet-ncp2222.inc in the NDS dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.13 does not properly maintain a ptvc data structure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted packet.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED

by Chris Benedict · textdosmultiple

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40194

View Code ZIP pw:eip

References (8)

[Mailing List] http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/28/3

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036480

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-40.html

[Issue Tracking] https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12576

[Patch] https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=9eacbb4d48df647648127b9258f9e5aeeb0c7d99

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92164

[Exploit, Third Party Advisory] https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40194/

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3648

Scores

CVSS v3 5.9

EPSS 0.0201

EPSS Percentile 83.5%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Classification

CWE

CWE-476

Status draft

Affected Products (13)

wireshark/wireshark

wireshark/wireshark

wireshark/wireshark

wireshark/wireshark

wireshark/wireshark

wireshark/wireshark

wireshark/wireshark

wireshark/wireshark

wireshark/wireshark

wireshark/wireshark

wireshark/wireshark

wireshark/wireshark

wireshark/wireshark

Timeline

Published Aug 06, 2016

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026