CVE-2016-6506
Wireshark WSP Dissector Denial of Service Vulnerability
Description
epan/dissectors/packet-wsp.c in the WSP 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 (infinite loop) via a crafted packet.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 6, 2016, 11:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 7, 2023, 2:34 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
2.2
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CVE-2016-6506 vulnerability over time.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference MITRE https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a9d5256890c9189c7461bfce6ed6edce5d861499 [No types assigned] Removed Reference MITRE https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=a9d5256890c9189c7461bfce6ed6edce5d861499 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 28, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036480 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3648 [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Aug. 10, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-42.html No Types Assigned http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-42.html Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/28/3 No Types Assigned http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/28/3 Mailing List Changed Reference Type https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12594 No Types Assigned https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12594 Issue Tracking, Patch Added CWE CWE-399 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Aug. 08, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-6506 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-6506
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.31 }} 0.00%
score
0.65032
percentile