CVE-2016-6508 — Wireshark vulnerability

CWE-3998 documents6 sources
Severity
5.9MEDIUMNVD
OSV8.1
EPSS
0.2%
top 59.97%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
3
WiresharkGNU WgetDebian Wireshark
Timeline
PublishedAug 6
Latest updateMay 17

Description

epan/dissectors/packet-rlc.c in the RLC dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.13 and 2.x before 2.0.5 uses an incorrect integer data type, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (large loop) 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 Packages4 packages

▶debiandebian/wireshark< wireshark 2.0.5+ga3be9c6-1 (bookworm)
▶Debianwireshark/wireshark< 2.0.5+ga3be9c6-1+3
▶NVDwireshark/wireshark18 versions+17
▶Ubuntugnu/wget< 1.15-1ubuntu1.14.04.3+1

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-xc8r-rrcv-2h5g: epan/dissectors/packet-rlc↗2022-05-17
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OSV
wget vulnerabilities↗2017-10-26
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OSV
CVE-2016-6508: epan/dissectors/packet-rlc↗2016-08-06
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Red Hat
wireshark: RLC long loop (wnpa-sec-2016-44)↗2016-07-27
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Debian
CVE-2016-6508: wireshark - epan/dissectors/packet-rlc.c in the RLC dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.1...↗2016
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💬Community

2
Bugzilla
CVE-2016-6508 wireshark: RLC long loop (wnpa-sec-2016-44)↗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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