CVE-2016-6512
wireshark: MMSE, WAP, WBXML, and WSP infinite loop. (wnpa-sec-2016-48)
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.0
Review impact separately from score.
Published · July 27, 2016
Updated · November 21, 2025
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.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.0 · 5.9CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0 · 4.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CWE not specified