CVE-2016-6509
Published: 6 August 2016
epan/dissectors/packet-ldss.c in the LDSS dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.13 and 2.x before 2.0.5 mishandles conversations, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
---|---|---|
wireshark Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Not vulnerable
(2.0.5+ga3be9c6-1)
|
bionic |
Not vulnerable
(2.0.5+ga3be9c6-1)
|
|
precise |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
trusty |
Released
(1.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u11ubuntu0.14.04.1)
|
|
upstream |
Released
(2.0.5+ga3be9c6-1)
|
|
xenial |
Released
(2.2.6+g32dac6a-2ubuntu0.16.04)
|
|
yakkety |
Not vulnerable
(2.0.5+ga3be9c6-1)
|
|
zesty |
Not vulnerable
(2.0.5+ga3be9c6-1)
|
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Base score | 5.9 |
Attack vector | Network |
Attack complexity | High |
Privileges required | None |
User interaction | None |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | None |
Integrity impact | None |
Availability impact | High |
Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
References
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-45.html
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12662
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=5a469ddc893f7c1912d0e15cc73bd3011e6cc2fb
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/28/3
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6509
- NVD
- Launchpad
- Debian