ALPINE-CVE-2016-6508

Source
https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2016-6508
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/alpine/ALPINE-CVE-2016-6508.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/ALPINE-CVE-2016-6508
Upstream
Published
2016-08-06T23:59:06Z
Modified
2025-09-25T23:51:47.751448Z
Severity
  • 5.9 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

epan/dissectors/packet-rlc.c in the RLC dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.13 and 2.x before 2.0.5 uses an incorrect integer data type, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (large loop) via a crafted packet.

References

Affected packages

Alpine:v3.5 / wireshark

Package

Name
wireshark
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/wireshark?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.0.5-r0

Affected versions

1.*

1.2.1-r0
1.2.2-r0
1.2.4-r0
1.2.6-r0
1.2.6-r1
1.2.6-r2
1.2.8-r0
1.2.9-r0
1.2.10-r0
1.4.0-r0
1.4.1-r0
1.4.2-r0
1.4.3-r0
1.4.4-r0
1.4.5-r0
1.4.6-r0
1.4.7-r0
1.6.0-r0
1.6.0-r1
1.6.1-r0
1.6.2-r0
1.6.3-r0
1.6.4-r0
1.6.5-r0
1.6.6-r0
1.6.6-r1
1.6.8-r0
1.6.8-r1
1.8.1-r0
1.8.2-r0
1.8.3-r0
1.8.4-r0
1.8.5-r0
1.8.6-r0
1.8.7-r0
1.10.0-r0
1.10.1-r0
1.10.2-r0
1.10.2-r1
1.10.3-r0
1.10.3-r1
1.10.4-r0
1.10.5-r0
1.10.5-r1
1.10.6-r0
1.10.7-r0
1.10.8-r0
1.12.0-r0
1.12.0-r1
1.12.1-r0
1.12.1-r1
1.12.2-r0
1.12.3-r0
1.12.4-r0
1.12.4-r1
1.12.5-r0
1.12.7-r0
1.12.8-r0

2.*

2.0.0-r0
2.0.1-r0
2.0.2-r0
2.0.3-r0
2.0.4-r0