VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2016-6511
epan/proto.c 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 (OpenFlow dissector large loop) via a crafted packet.
MEDIUM 5.9EPSS 2.10%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.10%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
epan/proto.c 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 (OpenFlow dissector large 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
- 2.10% probability · 81th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-399
- Affected
- wireshark/wireshark
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
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-2016-47.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12659Issue Tracking
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=56706427f53cc64793870bf072c2c06248ae88f3
- 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-2016-47.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12659Issue Tracking
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=56706427f53cc64793870bf072c2c06248ae88f3
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.