CVE-2016-6513

published 2016-08-06

CVE-2016-6513: epan/dissectors/packet-wbxml.c in the WBXML dissector in Wireshark 2.x before 2.0.5 does not restrict the recursion depth, which allows remote attackers to…

Priority P4 23 medium 5.9 CVSS 3.0

AV N AC H PR N UI N S U C N I N A H

epan/dissectors/packet-wbxml.c in the WBXML dissector in Wireshark 2.x before 2.0.5 does not restrict the recursion depth, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.

Affected

10 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
debian	wireshark	< wireshark 2.0.5+ga3be9c6-1 (bookworm)	wireshark 2.0.5+ga3be9c6-1 (bookworm)
wireshark	wireshark	—	—
wireshark	wireshark	—	—
wireshark	wireshark	—	—
wireshark	wireshark	—	—
wireshark	wireshark	—	—
wireshark	wireshark	>= 0 < 2.0.5+ga3be9c6-1	2.0.5+ga3be9c6-1
wireshark	wireshark	>= 0 < 2.0.5+ga3be9c6-1	2.0.5+ga3be9c6-1
wireshark	wireshark	>= 0 < 2.0.5+ga3be9c6-1	2.0.5+ga3be9c6-1
wireshark	wireshark	>= 0 < 2.0.5+ga3be9c6-1	2.0.5+ga3be9c6-1

CVSS provenance

nvd v3.0 5.9 MEDIUM CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

nvd v2.0 4.3 MEDIUM AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

osv 5.9 MEDIUM

vendor_debian 5.9 MEDIUM

vendor_redhat 5.9 MEDIUM

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