CVE-2016-6512
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Aug 6, 2016
- Updated
- Aug 6, 2024
- Reserved
- Aug 1, 2016
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.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- [oss-security] 20160728 CVE request: Wireshark 2.0.5 and 1.12.13 security releasesmailing-list
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12661
- 40195exploit
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-48.html
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2193bea3212d74e2a907152055e27d409b59485e
- 1036480vdb-entry
- 92174vdb-entry
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