Resource Management Errors Affecting wireshark package, versions <2.0.5+ga3be9c6-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.27% (69th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN9-WIRESHARK-375486
  • published6 Aug 2016
  • disclosed6 Aug 2016

Introduced: 6 Aug 2016

CVE-2016-6513  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-399  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:9 wireshark to version 2.0.5+ga3be9c6-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream wireshark package and not the wireshark package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.