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CVE-2016-6504
published 2016-08-06

CVE-2016-6504: 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…

PriorityP337medium5.9CVSS 3.0
AVNACHPRNUINSUCNINAH
EXPLOIT
EPSS
6.59%
93.0th percentile
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

18 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
debianwireshark< wireshark 2.0 (bookworm)wireshark 2.0 (bookworm)
wiresharkwireshark
wiresharkwireshark
wiresharkwireshark
wiresharkwireshark
wiresharkwireshark
wiresharkwireshark
wiresharkwireshark
wiresharkwireshark
wiresharkwireshark
wiresharkwireshark
wiresharkwireshark
wiresharkwireshark
wiresharkwireshark
wiresharkwireshark>= 0 < 2.02.0
wiresharkwireshark>= 0 < 2.02.0
wiresharkwireshark>= 0 < 2.02.0
wiresharkwireshark>= 0 < 2.02.0

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.05.9MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvdv2.04.3MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
osv5.9MEDIUM
vendor_debian5.9MEDIUM
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