SB2016080714 - NULL pointer dereference in Wireshark
Published: August 7, 2016 Updated: August 3, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016080714
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-6504)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error. A remote attacker can trigger denial of service conditions via a crafted packet.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/28/3
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3648
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92164
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036480
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-40.html
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12576
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=9eacbb4d48df647648127b9258f9e5aeeb0c7d99
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40194/