CVE-2016-6505 Information

Description

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.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Reference

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;a=commit;h=94e97e45cf614c7bb8fe90c23df52910246b2c95 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40197/

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

5.9