CVE-2016-6511 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Wireshark via a crafted packet triggering a large loop in the OpenFlow 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-2016-6511?
CVE-2016-6511 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/proto.c 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 (OpenFlow dissector large loop) via a crafted packet.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-6511?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wireshark Wireshark.
How do I fix CVE-2016-6511?
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-2016-6511 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-6511 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Wireshark Wireshark
Sources
Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2016-6511, DEBIAN-CVE-2016-6511, GHSA-jjm3-w8j7-p626, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6511.