CVE-2016-6512
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2016-6512 |
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| State | PUBLIC |
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| Assigner | [email protected] |
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| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
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| Published | 2016-08-06 23:59:00 UTC |
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| Updated | 2023-11-07 02:34:00 UTC |
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| 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. |
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NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
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| 12661 – Infinite loop in WSP dissector (add_capabilities() function) |
CONFIRM |
bugs.wireshark.org |
Issue Tracking |
| code.wireshark Code Review - wireshark.git/commit |
CONFIRM |
code.wireshark.org |
Patch |
| Wireshark Dissector/Parser Bugs Let Remote Users Deny Service - SecurityTracker |
SECTRACK |
www.securitytracker.com |
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| Wireshark · wnpa-sec-2016-48 · MMSE, WAP, WBXML, and WSP infinite loop. |
CONFIRM |
www.wireshark.org |
Vendor Advisory |
| oss-security - CVE request: Wireshark 2.0.5 and 1.12.13 security releases |
MLIST |
openwall.com |
Mailing List |
| Wireshark 'add_capabilities()' Function Denial of Service Vulnerability |
BID |
www.securityfocus.com |
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| code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb |
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code.wireshark.org |
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| Wireshark 2.0.0 < 2.0.4 - MMSE / WAP / WBXML / WSP Dissectors Denial of Service - Multiple dos Exploit |
EXPLOIT-DB |
www.exploit-db.com |
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| CVE Program record |
CVE.ORG |
www.cve.org |
canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail |
NVD |
nvd.nist.gov |
canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Legacy QID Mappings
- 501297 Alpine Linux Security Update for wireshark
