Divide By Zero Affecting wireshark-devel package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.37% (87th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-WIRESHARKDEVEL-1353806
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed27 Jul 2016

Introduced: 27 Jul 2016

CVE-2016-6505  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-369  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for RHEL:7 wireshark-devel.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream wireshark-devel package and not the wireshark-devel package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

epan/dissectors/packet-packetbb.c in the PacketBB dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.13 and 2.x before 2.0.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and application crash) via a crafted packet.