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CVE-2016-6508

epan/dissectors/packet-rlc.c in the RLC dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.13 and 2.x before 2.0.5 uses an incorrect integer data ty…

Published 10 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.9
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.3%
percentile 84%
Public exploits
0
none known

epan/dissectors/packet-rlc.c in the RLC dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.13 and 2.x before 2.0.5 uses an incorrect integer data type, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (large loop) via a crafted packet.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

2.35% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.05.9CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD2.04.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness

References

  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2016/07/28/3 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2016/dsa-3648 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • code.wireshark.org /review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6cf9616df68a4db7e436bb77392586ff9ad84feb · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • wireshark.org /security/wnpa-sec-2016-44.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id/1036480 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • bugs.wireshark.org /bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12660 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred

Sources

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