CVE-2016-6505

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 / 2.0.0 < 2.0.4 - PacketBB Dissector Denial of Service2016-08-03 · dos · multiple · Verified

Impact

epan/dissectors/packet-packetbb.c in the PacketBB dissector 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 (divide-by-zero error 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/92163
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036480
• http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-41.html
• https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12577
• https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=94e97e45cf614c7bb8fe90c23df52910246b2c95
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40197/
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/28/3
• http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3648
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92163
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036480
• http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-41.html
• https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12577
• https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=94e97e45cf614c7bb8fe90c23df52910246b2c95
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40197/