Public exploit available
Public proof-of-concept or exploit code exists (ExploitDB / Metasploit / Nuclei).

CVE-2016-6503 — Improper Input Validation in Wireshark

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation4 documents4 sources
Severity
5.9MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
2.2%
top 15.69%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
PoC available
Public exploit / PoC exists
Affected products
2
WiresharkDebian Wireshark
Timeline
PublishedAug 6
Latest updateMay 17

Description

The CORBA IDL dissectors in Wireshark 2.x before 2.0.5 on 64-bit Windows platforms do not properly interact with Visual C++ compiler options, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (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:HExploitability: 2.2 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages2 packages

▶NVDwireshark/wireshark5 versions+4

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-92q6-c8gm-2php: The CORBA IDL dissectors in Wireshark 2↗2022-05-17
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💥Exploits & PoCs

1
Exploit-DB
Wireshark 2.0.0 < 2.0.4 - CORBA IDL Dissectors Denial of Service↗2016-08-03
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Debian
CVE-2016-6503: wireshark - The CORBA IDL dissectors in Wireshark 2.x before 2.0.5 on 64-bit Windows platfor...↗2016
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