Medium severity · published Aug 6, 2016
CVE-2016-6504
epan/dissectors/packet-ncp2222.inc in the NDS dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.13 does not properly maintain a ptvc data structure, which allows remote attackers to cause…
5.9
CVSS
6.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
epan/dissectors/packet-ncp2222.inc in the NDS dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.13 does not properly maintain a ptvc data structure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference 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:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)6.6% · higher than 94% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WI
Wireshark · Wireshark
1.12.0; 1.12.1; 1.12.2; 1.12.3; 1.12.4; 1.12.5; +7 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6504
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6504
Mailing List
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/28/3
www.debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3648
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92164
www.securitytracker.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036480
Vendor Advisory
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-40.html
Issue Tracking
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12576
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