CVE-2016-6509
MEDIUM5.9EPSS 0.21%Published: 8/6/2016Modified: 4/28/2026
Description
epan/dissectors/packet-ldss.c in the LDSS dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.13 and 2.x before 2.0.5 mishandles conversations, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.
Affected packages (2)
- Alpine/wiresharkfrom 0, < 2.0.5-r0
- Debian/wiresharkfrom 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 |