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CVE-2016-6506

epan/dissectors/packet-wsp.c in the WSP dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.13 and 2.x...

5.9 MediumFix available

epan/dissectors/packet-wsp.c in the WSP dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.13 and 2.x before 2.0.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted packet.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

2.21%Up 0.9 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.9

epan/dissectors/packet-wsp.c in the WSP dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.13 and 2.x before 2.0.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted packet.

Record
CVE-2016-6506
CVSS 3.0
5.9 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0
4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness
CWE-399
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

epan/dissectors/packet-wsp.c in the WSP dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.13 and 2.x before 2.0.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted packet.

Record
CVE-2016-6506
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-7428 No score

epan/dissectors/packet-wsp.c in the WSP dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.13 and 2.x before 2.0.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted packet.

Record
EUVD-2016-7428
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mpw4-6r28-83wc 5.9

epan/dissectors/packet-wsp.c in the WSP dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.13 and 2.x...

epan/dissectors/packet-wsp.c in the WSP dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.13 and 2.x before 2.0.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted packet.

Record
GHSA-mpw4-6r28-83wc
CVSS 3.0
5.9 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2016-6506 5.9

epan/dissectors/packet-wsp.c in the WSP dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.13 and 2.x before 2.0.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted packet.

Record
ALPINE-CVE-2016-6506
CVSS 3.0
5.9 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-03
OSV 5.9

epan/dissectors/packet-wsp.c in the WSP dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.13 and 2.x before 2.0.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted packet.

Record
CVE-2016-6506
CVSS 3.0
5.9 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2016-6506 5.9

epan/dissectors/packet-wsp.c in the WSP dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.13 and 2.x before 2.0.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted packet.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2016-6506
CVSS 3.0
5.9 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-6506 5.9

epan/dissectors/packet-wsp.c in the WSP dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.13 and 2.x before 2.0.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted packet.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6506
CVSS 3.0
5.9 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2016-0275 No score

Updated wireshark packages fix security vulnerability

The wireshark package has been updated to version 2.0.5, which fixes several security issues where a malformed packet trace could cause it to crash or go into an infinite loop, and fixes several other bugs as well. See the release notes for details.

Record
MGASA-2016-0275
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2016:2212-1 No score

Security update for wireshark

This update to wireshark 1.12.13 fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2016-6504: wireshark: NDS dissector crash (bsc#991012)
  • CVE-2016-6505: wireshark: PacketBB dissector could divide by zero (bsc#991013)
  • CVE-2016-6506: wireshark: WSP infinite loop (bsc#991015)
  • CVE-2016-6507: wireshark: MMSE infinite loop (bsc#991016)
  • CVE-2016-6508: wireshark: RLC long loop (bsc#991017)
  • CVE-2016-6509: wireshark: LDSS dissector crash (bsc#991018)
  • CVE-2016-6510: wireshark: RLC dissector crash (bsc#991019)
  • CVE-2016-6511: wireshark: OpenFlow long loop (bnc991020)
  • CVE-2016-5350: SPOOLS infinite loop (bsc#983671)
  • CVE-2016-5351: IEEE 802.11 dissector crash (bsc#983671)
  • CVE-2016-5352: IEEE 802.11 dissector crash, different from wpna-sec-2016-30 (bsc#983671)
  • CVE-2016-5353: UMTS FP crash (bsc#983671)
  • CVE-2016-5354: USB dissector crash (bsc#983671)
  • CVE-2016-5355: Toshiba file parser crash (bsc#983671)
  • CVE-2016-5356: CoSine file parser crash (bsc#983671)
  • CVE-2016-5357: NetScreen file parser crash (bsc#983671)
  • CVE-2016-5358: Ethernet dissector crash (bsc#983671)
  • CVE-2016-5359: WBXML infinite loop (bsc#983671)

For more details please see: https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.12.12.html https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.12.13.html

Record
SUSE-SU-2016:2212-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2016:2453-1 No score

Security update for wireshark

wireshark was updated to version 1.12.13 to fix the following issues:

  • CVE-2016-6504: wireshark: NDS dissector crash (bnc#991012)

  • CVE-2016-6505: wireshark: PacketBB dissector could divide by zero (bnc#991013)

  • CVE-2016-6506: wireshark: WSP infinite loop (bnc#991015)

  • CVE-2016-6507: wireshark: MMSE infinite loop (bnc#991016)

  • CVE-2016-6508: wireshark: RLC long loop (bnc#991017)

  • CVE-2016-6509: wireshark: LDSS dissector crash (bnc#991018)

  • CVE-2016-6510: wireshark: RLC dissector crash (bnc#991019)

  • CVE-2016-6511: wireshark: OpenFlow long loop (bnc991020)

  • CVE-2016-5350: SPOOLS infinite loop (bsc#983671).

  • CVE-2016-5351: IEEE 802.11 dissector crash (bsc#983671).

  • CVE-2016-5352: IEEE 802.11 dissector crash, different from wpna-sec-2016-30 (bsc#983671).

  • CVE-2016-5353: UMTS FP crash (bsc#983671).

  • CVE-2016-5354: USB dissector crash (bsc#983671).

  • CVE-2016-5355: Toshiba file parser crash (bsc#983671).

  • CVE-2016-5356: CoSine file parser crash (bsc#983671).

  • CVE-2016-5357: NetScreen file parser crash (bsc#983671).

  • CVE-2016-5358: Ethernet dissector crash (bsc#983671).

  • CVE-2016-5359: WBXML infinite loop (bsc#983671).

For more details please see: https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.12.12.html https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.12.13.html

Record
SUSE-SU-2016:2453-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
wireshark
Alpine:v3.10
 before 2.0.5-r0
2.0.5-r0
wireshark
Alpine:v3.11
 before 2.0.5-r0
2.0.5-r0
wireshark
Alpine:v3.12
 before 2.0.5-r0
2.0.5-r0
wireshark
Alpine:v3.13
 before 2.0.5-r0
2.0.5-r0
wireshark
Alpine:v3.14
 before 2.0.5-r0
2.0.5-r0
wireshark
Alpine:v3.15
 before 2.0.5-r0
2.0.5-r0
wireshark
Alpine:v3.16
 before 2.0.5-r0
2.0.5-r0
wireshark
Alpine:v3.17
 before 2.0.5-r0
2.0.5-r0
wireshark
Alpine:v3.18
 before 2.0.5-r0
2.0.5-r0
wireshark
Alpine:v3.19
 before 2.0.5-r0
2.0.5-r0
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
wireshark
Alpine:v3.20
 before 2.0.5-r0
2.0.5-r0
wireshark
Alpine:v3.21
 before 2.0.5-r0
2.0.5-r0
wireshark
Alpine:v3.22
 before 2.0.5-r0
2.0.5-r0
wireshark
Alpine:v3.23
 before 2.0.5-r0
2.0.5-r0
wireshark
Alpine:v3.24
 before 2.0.5-r0
2.0.5-r0
wireshark
Alpine:v3.5
 before 2.0.5-r0
2.0.5-r0
wireshark
Alpine:v3.6
 before 2.0.5-r0
2.0.5-r0
wireshark
Alpine:v3.7
 before 2.0.5-r0
2.0.5-r0
wireshark
Alpine:v3.8
 before 2.0.5-r0
2.0.5-r0
wireshark
Alpine:v3.9
 before 2.0.5-r0
2.0.5-r0
wireshark
Debian:12
 before 2.0.5+ga3be9c6-1
2.0.5+ga3be9c6-1
wireshark
Debian:13
 before 2.0.5+ga3be9c6-1
2.0.5+ga3be9c6-1
wireshark
Debian:14
 before 2.0.5+ga3be9c6-1
2.0.5+ga3be9c6-1
wireshark
Debian:7
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
 before 1.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u6~deb7u3, plus listed versions
1.10.0-11.10.0-21.10.0-2~bpo70+11.10.0~rc1-11.10.0~rc2-1
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1.10.1-11.10.1-1~bpo70+11.10.2-11.10.2-1~bpo70+11.10.2-21.10.3-11.10.3-1~bpo70+11.10.4-11.10.5-11.10.5-1~bpo70+11.10.5-21.10.6-11.10.6-1~bpo70+11.10.7-11.10.7-1~bpo70+11.10.7-21.10.7-31.10.7-41.10.8-11.10.8-1~bpo70+11.12.0+git+4fab41a1-11.12.0~rc1-11.12.0~rc1-21.12.0~rc2+git+fd017ee+dfsg1-11.12.0~rc3+git+e14d5b6eaa+dfsg1-11.12.1+g01b65bf-11.12.1+g01b65bf-1~bpo70+11.12.1+g01b65bf-21.12.1+g01b65bf-2~bpo70+11.12.1+g01b65bf-31.12.1+g01b65bf-41.12.1+g01b65bf-4~bpo70+11.8.2-5wheezy101.8.2-5wheezy111.8.2-5wheezy121.8.2-5wheezy131.8.2-5wheezy141.8.2-5wheezy151.8.2-5wheezy15~deb6u11.8.2-5wheezy161.8.2-5wheezy16~deb6u11.8.2-5wheezy171.8.2-5wheezy181.8.2-5wheezy21.8.2-5wheezy3
1.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u6~deb7u3
wireshark
Debian:8
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
 before 1.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u8, plus listed versions
1.12.1+g01b65bf-41.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u11.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u21.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u31.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u4
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1.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u51.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u61.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u6~deb7u11.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u6~deb7u101.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u6~deb7u111.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u6~deb7u21.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u6~deb7u31.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u6~deb7u41.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u6~deb7u51.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u6~deb7u61.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u6~deb7u71.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u6~deb7u81.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u6~deb7u91.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u7
1.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u8
wireshark
Mageia:5
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
 before 2.0.5-1.mga5
2.0.5-1.mga5
wireshark
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4
From an advisory covering 18 CVEs
 before 1.12.13-0.23.1
1.12.13-0.23.1
wireshark
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
From an advisory covering 18 CVEs
 before 1.12.13-0.23.1
1.12.13-0.23.1
wireshark
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4
From an advisory covering 18 CVEs
 before 1.12.13-0.23.1
1.12.13-0.23.1
wireshark
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1
From an advisory covering 18 CVEs
 before 1.12.13-31.1
1.12.13-31.1
wireshark
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1
From an advisory covering 18 CVEs
 before 1.12.13-31.1
1.12.13-31.1
wireshark
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1
From an advisory covering 18 CVEs
 before 1.12.13-31.1
1.12.13-31.1
wireshark
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1
From an advisory covering 18 CVEs
 before 1.12.13-31.1
1.12.13-31.1
wireshark
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
 before 1.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u11ubuntu0.14.04.1, plus listed versions
1.10.2-11.10.3-11.10.5-1ubuntu11.10.5-21.10.6-1
1.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u11ubuntu0.14.04.1
wireshark
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
 before 2.2.6+g32dac6a-2ubuntu0.16.04, plus listed versions
1.12.7+g7fc8978-11.12.8+g5b6e543-22.0.1+g59ea380-3build12.0.2+ga16e22e-1
2.2.6+g32dac6a-2ubuntu0.16.04

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
affectedOSV
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2016-6506 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.9) in Wireshark, published August 3, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.21%, the 82nd percentile. Fixed in wireshark 2.0.5-r0.

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