CVE-2016-6512

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CVSS 3.0

5.9 medium

EPSS

8%p94

Published

Aug 6, 2016 (Aug 6, 2016)

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Description

epan/dissectors/packet-wap.c in Wireshark 2.x before 2.0.5 omits an overflow check in the tvb_get_guintvar function, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted packet, related to the MMSE, WAP, WBXML, and WSP dissectors.

Vendors: wireshark
Products: wireshark
Weakness: CWE-20
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

NVD CVE.org GitHub PoCs EPSS (7.6%)

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