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CVE-2016-6512

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.

Published

2016-08-06T23:59:12.337

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 5.9 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-20

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	wireshark	wireshark	2.0.0	Yes
Application	wireshark	wireshark	2.0.1	Yes
Application	wireshark	wireshark	2.0.2	Yes
Application	wireshark	wireshark	2.0.3	Yes
Application	wireshark	wireshark	2.0.4	Yes

References

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/28/3 Mailing List ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92174 ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036480 ([email protected])
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-48.html Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12661 Issue Tracking ([email protected])
https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2193bea3212d74e2a907152055e27d409b59485e ([email protected])
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40195/ ([email protected])
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/28/3 Mailing List (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92174 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036480 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-48.html Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12661 Issue Tracking (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2193bea3212d74e2a907152055e27d409b59485e (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40195/ (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)