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CVE-2016-6507

epan/dissectors/packet-mmse.c in the MMSE dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.13 allows...

5.9 MediumFix available

epan/dissectors/packet-mmse.c in the MMSE dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.13 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

2.10%Up 0.8 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.9

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

Record
CVE-2016-6507
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-mmse.c in the MMSE dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.13 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted packet.

Record
CVE-2016-6507
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-7429 No score

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

Record
EUVD-2016-7429
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pq75-7cw8-vprh 5.9

epan/dissectors/packet-mmse.c in the MMSE dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.13 allows...

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

Record
GHSA-pq75-7cw8-vprh
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
OSV 5.9

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

Record
CVE-2016-6507
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
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2016-6507 5.9

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

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2016-6507
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-2016-6507 5.9

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

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6507
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
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
Debian:12
 before 2.0
2.0
wireshark
Debian:13
 before 2.0
2.0
wireshark
Debian:14
 before 2.0
2.0
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
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

History

History
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affected, facts
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first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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

In short

CVE-2016-6507 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.9) in Wireshark, published August 6, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.10%, the 81st percentile. Fixed in wireshark 2.0.

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