CVE-2016-6506 in Wireshark
Summary
epan/dissectors/packet-wsp.c in the WSP 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 (infinite loop) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90663 | Wireshark WSP Dissector packet-wsp.c resource management | 399 | Not defined | Official fix | CVE-2016-6506 |