CVE-2016-6511
5.9
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.28%
Description
epan/proto.c 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 (OpenFlow dissector large loop) via a crafted packet.
How to fix CVE-2016-6511
To remediate CVE-2016-6511, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Alpine/wireshark—upgrade to 2.0.5-r0 or later
- Debian/wireshark—upgrade to 2.0.5+ga3be9c6-1 or later
Is CVE-2016-6511 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.3%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 2.0.5-r0
- from 0, < 2.0.5+ga3be9c6-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.9 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |