Stack-based buffer overflow in Wireshark - CVE-2016-6510
Published: August 7, 2016 / Updated: July 28, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU32255
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-6510
CWE-ID: CWE-121
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing a crafted packet. A remote unauthenticated attacker can trigger stack-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
Wireshark
wireshark (Alpine package)
wireshark (Alpine package)
How to mitigate CVE-2016-6510
Update to version 1.12.13.
Wireshark - update to 1.12.13
wireshark (Alpine package) - update to 1.12.13-r0
wireshark (Alpine package) - update to 1.12.13-r0
External References
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/28/3
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3648
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036480
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-46.html
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12664
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=47a5fa850b388fcf4ea762073806f01b459820fe