Record summary

CVE-2016-6505 has a selected CVSS score of 5.9 (medium); EIP currently links 1 catalogued exploit.

Description

epan/dissectors/packet-packetbb.c in the PacketBB dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.13 and 2.x before 2.0.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and application crash) via a crafted packet.

Description source: CVE List

Exploitation context

Available material

Catalogued exploits
1

Proofs of concept

1

Catalogued exploits

ExploitDBWireshark 1.12.0 < 1.12.12 / 2.0.0 < 2.0.4 - PacketBB Dissector Denial of ServiceExploitDB exploitby Chris BenedictNot analyzed1 file
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