CVE-2016-6503

Public Exploit

Description

The CORBA IDL dissectors in Wireshark 2.x before 2.0.5 on 64-bit Windows platforms do not properly interact with Visual C++ compiler options, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.

Category

5.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.16% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory wireshark.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/28/3 mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92162 vdb entry
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-39.html vendor advisory
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12495 issue tracking
https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=581a17af40b84ef0c9e7f41ed0795af345b61ce1
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036480 vdb entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40196/ exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-6503?
CVE-2016-6503 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-6503?
To fix CVE-2016-6503, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-6503 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-6503 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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