CVE-2016-6512

MEDIUM

Wireshark 2.x <2.0.5 - DoS

Title source: llm

Description

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED

by Antti Levomäki · textdosmultiple

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40195

View Code ZIP pw:eip

References (7)

[Patch] https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2193bea3212d74e2a907152055e27d409b59485e

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

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-48.html

[Issue Tracking] https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12661

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92174

[Exploit, Third Party Advisory] https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40195/

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

Scores

CVSS v3 5.9

EPSS 0.0189

EPSS Percentile 83.0%

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-20

Status draft

Affected Products (5)

wireshark/wireshark

wireshark/wireshark

wireshark/wireshark

wireshark/wireshark

wireshark/wireshark

Timeline

Published Aug 06, 2016

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026