CVE-2016-6504: Null Pointer Dereference
First published: Sat Aug 06 2016(Updated: )
epan/dissectors/packet-ncp2222.inc in the NDS dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.13 does not properly maintain a ptvc data structure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted packet.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Wireshark Wireshark | =1.12.0 | |
| Wireshark Wireshark | =1.12.1 | |
| Wireshark Wireshark | =1.12.2 | |
| Wireshark Wireshark | =1.12.3 | |
| Wireshark Wireshark | =1.12.4 | |
| Wireshark Wireshark | =1.12.5 | |
| Wireshark Wireshark | =1.12.6 | |
| Wireshark Wireshark | =1.12.7 | |
| Wireshark Wireshark | =1.12.8 | |
| Wireshark Wireshark | =1.12.9 | |
| Wireshark Wireshark | =1.12.10 | |
| Wireshark Wireshark | =1.12.11 | |
| Wireshark Wireshark | =1.12.12 |
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Reference Links
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/28/3
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3648
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92164
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036480
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-40.html
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12576
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=9eacbb4d48df647648127b9258f9e5aeeb0c7d99
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40194/
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=9eacbb4d48df647648127b9258f9e5aeeb0c7d99
- collector/nvd-index
- agent/type
- agent/softwarecombine
- collector/mitre-cve
- source/MITRE
- agent/references
- agent/weakness
- agent/severity
- agent/remedy
- agent/author
- agent/last-modified-date
- agent/description
- agent/first-publish-date
- agent/tags
- agent/event
- vendor/wireshark
- canonical/wireshark wireshark
- version/wireshark wireshark/1.12.0
- version/wireshark wireshark/1.12.1
- version/wireshark wireshark/1.12.2
- version/wireshark wireshark/1.12.3
- version/wireshark wireshark/1.12.4
- version/wireshark wireshark/1.12.5
- version/wireshark wireshark/1.12.6
- version/wireshark wireshark/1.12.7
- version/wireshark wireshark/1.12.8
- version/wireshark wireshark/1.12.9
- version/wireshark wireshark/1.12.10
- version/wireshark wireshark/1.12.11
- version/wireshark wireshark/1.12.12