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

CVE-2016-6505 — Divide By Zero in Wireshark

CWE-369 — Divide By Zero8 documents7 sources
Severity
5.9MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
2.3%
top 15.31%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
PoC available
Public exploit / PoC exists
Affected products
2
WiresharkDebian Wireshark
Timeline
PublishedAug 6
Latest updateMay 17

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:HExploitability: 2.2 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages3 packages

▶debiandebian/wireshark< wireshark 2.0.5+ga3be9c6-1 (bookworm)
▶Debianwireshark/wireshark< 2.0.5+ga3be9c6-1+3
▶NVDwireshark/wireshark18 versions+17

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-9mhr-6wxf-g8f3: epan/dissectors/packet-packetbb↗2022-05-17
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OSV
CVE-2016-6505: epan/dissectors/packet-packetbb↗2016-08-06
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💥Exploits & PoCs

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Exploit-DB
Wireshark 1.12.0 < 1.12.12 / 2.0.0 < 2.0.4 - PacketBB Dissector Denial of Service↗2016-08-03
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Red Hat
wireshark: PacketBB crash (wnpa-sec-2016-41)↗2016-07-27
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Debian
CVE-2016-6505: wireshark - epan/dissectors/packet-packetbb.c in the PacketBB dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x ...↗2016
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💬Community

2
Bugzilla
CVE-2016-6505 wireshark: PacketBB crash (wnpa-sec-2016-41)↗2016-07-28
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Bugzilla
CVE-2016-6505 CVE-2016-6506 CVE-2016-6507 CVE-2016-6508 CVE-2016-6509 CVE-2016-6510 CVE-2016-6511 wireshark: various flaws [fedora-all]↗2016-07-28
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