CVE-2016-6513

MEDIUM

Wireshark <2.0.5 - DoS

Title source: llm

Description

epan/dissectors/packet-wbxml.c in the WBXML dissector in Wireshark 2.x before 2.0.5 does not restrict the recursion depth, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.

References (5)

[Patch] https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=347f071f1b9180563c28b0f3d0627b91eb456c72

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

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-49.html

[Issue Tracking] https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12663

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

Scores

CVSS v3 5.9

EPSS 0.0014

EPSS Percentile 34.4%

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-399

Status draft

Affected Products (5)

wireshark/wireshark

Timeline

Published Aug 06, 2016

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026