Medium severity5.9NVD Advisory· Published Aug 6, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2016-6504
CVE-2016-6504
Description
epan/dissectors/packet-ncp2222.inc in the NDS dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.13 does not properly maintain a ptvc data structure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted packet.
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
8- www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-40.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/28/3nvdMailing List
- bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cginvdIssue Tracking
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3648nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/92164nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1036480nvd
- code.wireshark.org/review/gitwebnvd
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40194/nvd
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