CVE-2016-6504

Public exploit code

Working exploit or proof of concept code has been published for this vulnerability. Treat unpatched systems as at risk.

• Wireshark 1.12.0 < 1.12.12 - NDS Dissector Denial of Service2016-08-03 · dos · multiple · Verified

Impact

epan/dissectors/packet-ncp2222.inc in the NDS dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.13 does not properly maintain a ptvc data structure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted packet.

Affected products

Weakness classification

References

• NVD record
• CVE.org record
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/28/3
• http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3648
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92164
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036480
• http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-40.html
• https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12576
• https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=9eacbb4d48df647648127b9258f9e5aeeb0c7d99
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40194/
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/28/3
• http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3648
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92164
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036480
• http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-40.html
• https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12576
• https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=9eacbb4d48df647648127b9258f9e5aeeb0c7d99
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40194/