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CVE-2016-65121 exploit

epan/dissectors/packet-wap.c in Wireshark 2.x before 2.0.5 omits an overflow check in the tvb_get_guintvar function, which allows remote at…

Published 10 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.9
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
7.6%
percentile 95%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

epan/dissectors/packet-wap.c in Wireshark 2.x before 2.0.5 omits an overflow check in the tvb_get_guintvar function, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted packet, related to the MMSE, WAP, WBXML, and WSP dissectors.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

7.60% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-40195 Wireshark 2.0.0 < 2.0.4 - MMSE / WAP / WBXML / WSP Dissectors Denial of Service · dos · 2016-08-03

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
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2016/07/28/3 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • bugs.wireshark.org /bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12661 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • exploit-db.com /exploits/40195/ · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB, x_transferred
  • wireshark.org /security/wnpa-sec-2016-48.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • code.wireshark.org /review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2193bea3212d74e2a907152055e27d409b59485e · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id/1036480 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/92174 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred

Sources

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