CVE-2016-6505
epan/dissectors/packet-packetbb.c in the PacketBB dissector 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 (divide-by-zero error and application crash) via a crafted packet.
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified), so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 7.7%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.
Description
epan/dissectors/packet-packetbb.c in the PacketBB dissector 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 (divide-by-zero error and 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
- 7.68% probability · 95th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 3 August 2016
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-369
- Affected
- wireshark/wireshark
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 7.7% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/28/3Mailing List
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3648
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92163
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036480
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-41.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12577Issue Tracking
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=94e97e45cf614c7bb8fe90c23df52910246b2c95
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40197/
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/28/3Mailing List
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3648
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92163
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036480
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-41.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12577Issue Tracking
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=94e97e45cf614c7bb8fe90c23df52910246b2c95
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40197/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.