CVE-2016-6513
Publication date 6 August 2016
Last updated 25 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
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.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| wireshark | 18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 2.6.3-1~ubuntu16.04.1
|
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| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed 2.6.3-1~ubuntu14.04.1
|
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Severity score breakdown
CVSS version: CVSS v3.0
Base score
5.9 · Medium
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
References
Other references
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-49.html
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12663
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=347f071f1b9180563c28b0f3d0627b91eb456c72
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/28/3
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6513