CVE-2016-6503 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Wireshark versions 2.x before 2.0.5, specifically impacting 64-bit Windows platforms. This flaw arises from improper interaction between the CORBA IDL dissectors and Visual C++ compiler options, allowing a remote attacker to crash the application via a specially crafted packet. Rated 5.9 (Medium) on the CVSS scale, this vulnerability requires no user interaction and has high availability impact, though attack complexity is high. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, public exploit code exists (EDB-40196), yet there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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