Resource Management Errors Affecting wireshark-gnome package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.29% (69th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL6-WIRESHARKGNOME-1356242
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed27 Jul 2016

Introduced: 27 Jul 2016

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

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for RHEL:6 wireshark-gnome.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream wireshark-gnome package and not the wireshark-gnome package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:6 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.