CVE-2016-6513 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Wireshark by sending crafted WBXML packets due to unrestricted recursion depth in the 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-2016-6513?
CVE-2016-6513 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-wbxml.c in the WBXML dissector in Wireshark 2.x before 2.0.5 does not restrict the recursion depth, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-6513?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wireshark Wireshark.
How do I fix CVE-2016-6513?
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-2016-6513 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-6513 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Wireshark Wireshark
Sources
Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2016-6513, DEBIAN-CVE-2016-6513, GHSA-9pj4-369w-hxwh, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6513.