CVE-2016-6505

Wireshark 1.12.0 < 1.12.12 / 2.0.0 < 2.0.4 - PacketBB Dissector Denial of Service

Severity Score

5.9

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

epan/dissectors/packet-packetbb.c in the PacketBB dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.13 and 2.x before 2.0.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and application crash) via a crafted packet.

epan/dissectors/packet-packetbb.c en el disector PacketBB en Wireshark 1.12.x en versiones anteriores a 1.12.13 y 2.x en versiones anteriores a 2.0.5 permite a atacantes remotos provocar una denegación de servicio (error de división por cero y caída de aplicación) a través de un paquete manipulado.

Multiple vulnerabilities were discovered in the dissectors for NDS, PacketBB, WSP, MMSE, RLC, LDSS, RLC and OpenFlow, which could result in denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2016-08-01 CVE Reserved
2016-08-06 CVE Published
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
2024-08-06 First Exploit
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-369: Divide By Zero

CAPEC

References (8)

URL	Tag	Source
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/28/3	Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92163	Vdb Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036480	Vdb Entry
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12577	Issue Tracking
https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=94e97e45cf614c7bb8fe90c23df52910246b2c95	X_refsource_confirm

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40197	2024-08-06

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3648	2023-11-07
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-41.html	2023-11-07

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.12.0 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.12.0"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.12.1 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.12.1"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.12.2 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.12.2"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.12.3 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.12.3"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.12.4 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.12.4"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.12.5 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.12.5"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.12.6 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.12.6"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.12.7 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.12.7"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.12.8 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.12.8"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.12.9 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.12.9"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.12.10 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.12.10"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.12.11 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.12.11"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.12.12 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.12.12"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				2.0.0 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "2.0.0"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				2.0.1 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "2.0.1"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				2.0.2 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "2.0.2"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				2.0.3 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "2.0.3"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				2.0.4 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "2.0.4"		-		Affected