Wireshark Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities-02 (Aug 2016) - Windows
🗓️ 09 Aug 2016 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2016 Greenbone AGType
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| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 126 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wireshark 2.0.0 < 2.0.4 / 1.12.0 < 1.12.12 - PacketBB Dissector Denial of Service | 3 Aug 201600:00 | – | zdt | |
| wireshark -- multiple vulnerabilities | 27 Jul 201600:00 | – | freebsd | |
| CVE-2016-6505 | 6 Aug 201623:00 | – | alpinelinux | |
| CVE-2016-6506 | 6 Aug 201623:00 | – | alpinelinux | |
| CVE-2016-6508 | 6 Aug 201623:00 | – | alpinelinux | |
| CVE-2016-6509 | 6 Aug 201623:00 | – | alpinelinux | |
| CVE-2016-6510 | 6 Aug 201623:00 | – | alpinelinux | |
| CVE-2016-6511 | 6 Aug 201623:00 | – | alpinelinux | |
| wireshark-cli: denial of service | 27 Aug 201600:00 | – | archlinux | |
| CVE-2016-6505 | 3 Aug 201600:00 | – | circl |
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| Source | Link |
|---|---|
| wireshark | www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-47.html |
| securityfocus | www.securityfocus.com/bid/92173 |
| securityfocus | www.securityfocus.com/bid/92168 |
| securityfocus | www.securityfocus.com/bid/92169 |
| wireshark | www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-44.html |
| securityfocus | www.securityfocus.com/bid/92166 |
| wireshark | www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-45.html |
| securityfocus | www.securityfocus.com/bid/92165 |
| openwall | www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/28/3 |
| wireshark | www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-46.html |
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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
CPE = "cpe:/a:wireshark:wireshark";
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.808287");
script_version("2025-09-17T05:39:26+0000");
script_cve_id("CVE-2016-6511", "CVE-2016-6509", "CVE-2016-6510", "CVE-2016-6508",
"CVE-2016-6506", "CVE-2016-6505");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"4.3");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-09-17 05:39:26 +0000 (Wed, 17 Sep 2025)");
script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H");
script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2016-11-28 20:33:00 +0000 (Mon, 28 Nov 2016)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2016-08-09 10:31:32 +0530 (Tue, 09 Aug 2016)");
script_name("Wireshark Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities-02 (Aug 2016) - Windows");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Wireshark is prone to multiple denial of service vulnerabilities.");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Multiple flaws exist due to:
- An error in 'epan/proto.c' script cause OpenFlow dissector
(and possibly others) to go into a long loop.
- The 'epan/dissectors/packet-ldss.c' script in the LDSS dissector mishandles
conversations.
- An Off-by-one error in 'epan/dissectors/packet-rlc.c' script in the
RLC dissector.
- The 'epan/dissectors/packet-rlc.c' in the RLC dissector uses an
incorrect integer data type.
- An error in 'epan/dissectors/packet-wsp.c' script cause WSP dissector
to go into a long loop.
- An error in 'epan/dissectors/packet-packetbb.c' script could cause a
divide-by-zero error in PacketBB dissector.");
script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation will allow remote
attackers to conduct denial of service attack.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Wireshark version 1.12.x before 1.12.13 and
2.0.x before 2.0.5 on Windows.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Update to version 1.12.13 or
2.0.5 or later.");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"registry");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/28/3");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92169");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92168");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92173");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92166");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92165");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92163");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-47.html");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-45.html");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-46.html");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-44.html");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family("Denial of Service");
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2016 Greenbone AG");
script_dependencies("gb_wireshark_detect_win.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("wireshark/windows/detected");
exit(0);
}
include("version_func.inc");
include("host_details.inc");
if(!infos = get_app_version_and_location(cpe:CPE, exit_no_version:TRUE))
exit(0);
vers = infos["version"];
path = infos["location"];
if(version_in_range(version:vers, test_version:"1.12.0", test_version2:"1.12.12")) {
fix = "1.12.13";
VULN = TRUE ;
}
else if(version_in_range(version:vers, test_version:"2.0", test_version2:"2.0.4")) {
fix = "2.0.5";
VULN = TRUE ;
}
if(VULN) {
report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version:vers, fixed_version:fix, install_path:path);
security_message(port:0, data:report);
exit(0);
}
exit(99);
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