CVE-2016-6508 Integer overflow in n/a

What is CVE-2016-6508?

CVE-2016-6508 is a medium-severity 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-rlc.c in the RLC dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.13 and 2.x before 2.0.5 uses an incorrect integer data type, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (large loop) via a crafted packet.

Weakness: CWE-399

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-6508?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Wireshark Wireshark.

How do I fix CVE-2016-6508?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2016-6508 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-6508 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Wireshark Wireshark

• CVE-2011-0444 Memory corruption in n/a Critical 10.0
• CVE-2010-2994 Memory corruption in n/a Critical 10.0
• CVE-2010-2995 Memory corruption in n/a Critical 10.0
• CVE-2009-1266 Other in n/a Critical 10.0
• CVE-2009-1210 Memory corruption in n/a Critical 10.0

All Wireshark Wireshark vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2016-6508, DEBIAN-CVE-2016-6508, GHSA-xc8r-rrcv-2h5g, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6508.