PT-2016-6966 · Wireshark+2 · Wireshark+2

Published 2016-08-03 · Updated 2024-06-15 · CVE-2016-6511

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.9

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Wireshark versions 1.12.x through 1.12.12 Wireshark versions 2.x through 2.0.4

Description The issue allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted packet, specifically affecting the OpenFlow dissector and causing a large loop.

Recommendations For Wireshark versions 1.12.x through 1.12.12, update to version 1.12.13 or later. For Wireshark versions 2.x through 2.0.4, update to version 2.0.5 or later.

Fix

DoS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-399

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2016-1901

CVE-2016-6511

DLA-595-1

DSA-3648-1

MGASA-2016-0275

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10199-1

SUSE-SU-2016:2212-1

SUSE-SU-2016:2453-1

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Suse

Wireshark

References · 327

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DSA-3648-1 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-6505 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2024:10199-1 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-6509 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-6508 · Security Note
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/DSA-3648-1 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-6512 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-6511 · Vendor Advisory
• https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2016-0275.html · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-6504 · Security Note
• https://errata.altlinux.org/ALT-PU-2016-1901 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-6503 · Security Note
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/wireshark · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-6511 · Vendor Advisory
• http://debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3648 · Vendor Advisory