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Alpine Linux: CVE-2016-6511: Vulnerability in Multiple Components

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Aug 6, 2016
Added
Aug 30, 2017
Modified
Jun 18, 2026

Description

epan/proto.c 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 (OpenFlow dissector large loop) via a crafted packet.

Solution

alpine-linux-upgrade-wireshark
Title
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