CVE-2016-6512

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-6512
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-08-06 23:59:12 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
Descriptionepan/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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 5.9 MEDIUM from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-20 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary5.9MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary4.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Wireshark Wireshark 2.0.0 All All All
Application Wireshark Wireshark 2.0.1 All All All
Application Wireshark Wireshark 2.0.2 All All All
Application Wireshark Wireshark 2.0.3 All All All
Application Wireshark Wireshark 2.0.4 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Wireshark Dissector/Parser Bugs Let Remote Users Deny Service - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Wireshark 'add_capabilities()' Function Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Wireshark · wnpa-sec-2016-48 · MMSE, WAP, WBXML, and WSP infinite loop. af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.wireshark.org Vendor Advisory
oss-security - CVE request: Wireshark 2.0.5 and 1.12.13 security releases af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openwall.com Mailing List
12661 – Infinite loop in WSP dissector (add_capabilities() function) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.wireshark.org Issue Tracking
Wireshark 2.0.0 < 2.0.4 - MMSE / WAP / WBXML / WSP Dissectors Denial of Service - Multiple dos Exploit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com
code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 code.wireshark.org
code.wireshark Code Review - wireshark.git/commit MITRE code.wireshark.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 501297 Alpine Linux Security Update for wireshark
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