Base Score

MEDIUM5.9

CVE-2016-6511

epan/proto.c in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.13 and 2.x before 2.0.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (OpenFlow dissector large loop) via a crafted packet.

VectorNETWORK

Published Bycve@mitre.org

Published DateAug 06, 2016, 23:59

Weakness Type (CWE):CWE-399

CVSS Metrics

Base Score

5.9

Vector String

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Base Severity

MEDIUM

Version

3.0

Attack Vector (AV)

NETWORK

Attack Complexity (AC)

HIGH

Privileges Required (PR)

NONE

User Interaction (UI)

NONE

Scope (S)

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality (C)

NONE

Integrity (I)

NONE

Availability (A)

HIGH

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-2016-47.html
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12659
https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=56706427f53cc64793870bf072c2c06248ae88f3

Base Score

MEDIUM5.9

Weakness Type (CWE):CWE-399

CVSS Metrics

Base Score

5.9

Vector String

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Base Severity

MEDIUM

Version

3.0

Attack Vector (AV)

NETWORK

Attack Complexity (AC)

HIGH

Privileges Required (PR)

NONE

User Interaction (UI)

NONE

Scope (S)

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality (C)

NONE

Integrity (I)

NONE

Availability (A)

HIGH