| Name | CVE-2016-6513 |
| Description | 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| wireshark (PTS) | buster | 2.6.20-0+deb10u4 | fixed |
| buster (security) | 2.6.20-0+deb10u8 | fixed |
| bullseye (security), bullseye | 3.4.10-0+deb11u1 | fixed |
| bookworm, bookworm (security) | 4.0.11-1~deb12u1 | fixed |
| trixie | 4.2.2-1 | fixed |
| sid | 4.2.2-1.1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| wireshark | source | wheezy | (not affected) | | | |
| wireshark | source | jessie | (not affected) | | | |
| wireshark | source | (unstable) | 2.0.5+ga3be9c6-1 | | | |
Notes
[jessie] - wireshark <not-affected> (Only affects 2.x)
[wheezy] - wireshark <not-affected> (Only affects 2.x)
Affects 2.0.0 to 2.0.4, fixed in 2.0.5
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-49.html
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12663
https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=347f071f1b9180563c28b0f3d0627b91eb456c72
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/28/3