CVE-2016-6504 in Wireshark
Summary
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.
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Reservation
08/01/2016
Disclosure
08/06/2016
Status
Confirmed
Entries
VulDB provides additional information and datapoints for this CVE:
| ID | Vulnerability | CWE | Exp | Cou | CVE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90661 | Wireshark NDS Dissector packet-ncp2222.inc null pointer dereference | 476 | Proof-of-Concept | Official fix | CVE-2016-6504 |