CVE-2016-6506
epan/dissectors/packet-wsp.c in the WSP 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 (infinite loop) via a crafted packet.
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.21%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
epan/dissectors/packet-wsp.c in the WSP 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 (infinite loop) 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
- 2.21% probability · 82th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-399
- Affected
- wireshark/wireshark
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 2.2% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/28/3Mailing List
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3648
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036480
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-42.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12594Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a9d5256890c9189c7461bfce6ed6edce5d861499
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/28/3Mailing List
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3648
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036480
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-42.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12594Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a9d5256890c9189c7461bfce6ed6edce5d861499
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.