First published: Sat Aug 06 2016(Updated: )
epan/dissectors/packet-mmse.c in the MMSE dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.13 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) 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 | |
Wireshark Wireshark | =2.0.0 | |
Wireshark Wireshark | =2.0.1 | |
Wireshark Wireshark | =2.0.2 | |
Wireshark Wireshark | =2.0.3 | |
Wireshark Wireshark | =2.0.4 |
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CVE-2016-6507 has been classified as a denial of service vulnerability that can lead to an infinite loop.
To resolve CVE-2016-6507, you should upgrade Wireshark to version 1.12.13 or later.
CVE-2016-6507 affects Wireshark versions from 1.12.0 to 1.12.12.
CVE-2016-6507 is associated with a denial of service attack via crafted packets that exploit the MMSE dissector.
Yes, CVE-2016-6507 can be exploited remotely by sending specially crafted packets to the vulnerable Wireshark application.