vulnerability
Ubuntu: (CVE-2016-6513): wireshark vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Aug 6, 2016 | Nov 19, 2024 | Apr 16, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Aug 6, 2016
Added
Nov 19, 2024
Modified
Apr 16, 2026
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.
Solution
ubuntu-upgrade-wireshark
References
- CVE-2016-6513
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2016-6513
- EUVD-EUVD-2016-7435
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/28/3
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12663
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=347f071f1b9180563c28b0f3d0627b91eb456c72
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2016-7435
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6513
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-49.html
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