CVE-2016-6503 in Wireshark
Summary
The CORBA IDL dissectors in Wireshark 2.x before 2.0.5 on 64-bit Windows platforms do not properly interact with Visual C++ compiler options, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.
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Reservation
08/01/2016
Disclosure
08/06/2016
Status
Confirmed
Entries
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| ID | Vulnerability | CWE | Exp | Cou | CVE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90660 | Wireshark CORBA IDL Dissector input validation | 20 | Proof-of-Concept | Official fix | CVE-2016-6503 |