Medium severity5.9NVD Advisory· Published Aug 6, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2016-6509
CVE-2016-6509
Description
epan/dissectors/packet-ldss.c in the LDSS dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.13 and 2.x before 2.0.5 mishandles conversations, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
6- bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatch
- www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-45.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/28/3nvdMailing List
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3648nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1036480nvd
- code.wireshark.org/review/gitwebnvd
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