CVE-2016-6505 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Wireshark via a crafted packet due to a divide-by-zero error in the PacketBB dissector.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-6505?
CVE-2016-6505 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Wireshark Wireshark, published on 6 Aug 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-369
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-6505?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wireshark Wireshark.
How do I fix CVE-2016-6505?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2016-6505 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2016-6505 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Wireshark Wireshark
Sources
Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2016-6505, DEBIAN-CVE-2016-6505, GHSA-9mhr-6wxf-g8f3, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6505.