CVE-2016-6512 in Wireshark

Summary

epan/dissectors/packet-wap.c in Wireshark 2.x before 2.0.5 omits an overflow check in the tvb_get_guintvar function, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted packet, related to the MMSE, WAP, WBXML, and WSP dissectors.

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• Reservation: 08/01/2016
• Disclosure: 08/06/2016
• Moderation: VulDB entry created
• Entries: 1: VDB-90669
• CPE: ready
• CWE: CWE-20 (Confirmed)
• Exploit: Download
• CVSS: 5.9
• EPSS: 0.01894
• Activities: Very Low

Sources

• MITRE: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6512
• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6512
• CVE Details: https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2016-6512/