CVE-2016-6507
published 2016-08-06CVE-2016-6507: epan/dissectors/packet-mmse.c in the MMSE dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.13 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via…
PriorityP427medium5.9CVSS 3.0
AVNACHPRNUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
2.10%
79.5th percentile
epan/dissectors/packet-mmse.c in the MMSE dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.13 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted packet.
Affected
23 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | wireshark | < wireshark 2.0 (bookworm) | wireshark 2.0 (bookworm) |
| wireshark | wireshark | — | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | — | — |
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| wireshark | wireshark | >= 0 < 2.0 | 2.0 |
| wireshark | wireshark | >= 0 < 2.0 | 2.0 |
| wireshark | wireshark | >= 0 < 2.0 | 2.0 |
| wireshark | wireshark | >= 0 < 2.0 | 2.0 |
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
vendor_redhat5.9MEDIUM
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Red Hat
wireshark: MMSE infinite loop (wnpa-sec-2016-43)
vendor_redhat·2016-07-27·CVSS 5.9
CVE-2016-6507 [MEDIUM] wireshark: MMSE infinite loop (wnpa-sec-2016-43)
wireshark: MMSE infinite loop (wnpa-sec-2016-43)
epan/dissectors/packet-mmse.c in the MMSE dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.13 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted packet.
Package: wireshark (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5) - Will not fix
Package: wireshark (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Will not fix
Package: wireshark (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Will not fix
Debian
CVE-2016-6507: wireshark - epan/dissectors/packet-mmse.c in the MMSE dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1...
vendor_debian·2016·CVSS 5.9
CVE-2016-6507 [MEDIUM] CVE-2016-6507: wireshark - epan/dissectors/packet-mmse.c in the MMSE dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1...
epan/dissectors/packet-mmse.c in the MMSE dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.13 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted packet.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 2.0)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 2.0)
forky: resolved (fixed in 2.0)
sid: resolved (fixed in 2.0)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 2.0)
GHSA
GHSA-pq75-7cw8-vprh: epan/dissectors/packet-mmse
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-17
CVE-2016-6507 [MEDIUM] GHSA-pq75-7cw8-vprh: epan/dissectors/packet-mmse
epan/dissectors/packet-mmse.c in the MMSE dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.13 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted packet.
OSV
CVE-2016-6507: epan/dissectors/packet-mmse
osv·2016-08-06·CVSS 5.9
CVE-2016-6507 [MEDIUM] CVE-2016-6507: epan/dissectors/packet-mmse
epan/dissectors/packet-mmse.c in the MMSE dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.13 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted packet.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
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]
bugzilla·2016-07-28·CVSS 5.9
CVE-2016-6505 [MEDIUM] 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]
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]
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Bugzilla
CVE-2016-6507 wireshark: MMSE infinite loop (wnpa-sec-2016-43)
bugzilla·2016-07-28·CVSS 5.9
CVE-2016-6507 [MEDIUM] CVE-2016-6507 wireshark: MMSE infinite loop (wnpa-sec-2016-43)
CVE-2016-6507 wireshark: MMSE infinite loop (wnpa-sec-2016-43)
It was reported that Wireshark's MMSE could loop infinitely. It may be possible to make Wireshark crash by injecting a malformed packet onto the wire or by convincing someone to read a malformed packet trace file.
Upstream bug(s):
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12624
External References:
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-43.html
Discussion:
Created wireshark tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1361146]
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wireshark-2.1.1-1.fc24 has been pushed to the Fedora 24 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/28/3http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3648http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036480http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-43.htmlhttps://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12624https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b5a10743258bd016c07ebf6479137fda3d172a0fhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/28/3http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3648http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036480http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-43.htmlhttps://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12624https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b5a10743258bd016c07ebf6479137fda3d172a0f
2016-08-06
Published