VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2016-6503
The CORBA IDL dissectors in Wireshark 2.x before 2.0.5 on 64-bit Windows platforms do not properly interact with Visual C++ compiler options, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.
MEDIUM 5.9EPSS 6.44%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (6.44%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The CORBA IDL dissectors in Wireshark 2.x before 2.0.5 on 64-bit Windows platforms do not properly interact with Visual C++ compiler options, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.
- CVSS 3.0
- 5.9 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 6.44% probability · 93th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- wireshark/wireshark
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/28/3Mailing List
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92162
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036480
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-39.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12495Issue Tracking
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=581a17af40b84ef0c9e7f41ed0795af345b61ce1
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40196/
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/28/3Mailing List
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92162
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036480
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-39.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12495Issue Tracking
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=581a17af40b84ef0c9e7f41ed0795af345b61ce1
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40196/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.