vulnerability
Alpine Linux: CVE-2016-6509: Improper Input Validation
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Aug 6, 2016 | Aug 30, 2017 | Dec 5, 2025 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Aug 6, 2016
Added
Aug 30, 2017
Modified
Dec 5, 2025
Description
epan/dissectors/packet-ldss.c in the LDSS dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.13 and 2.x before 2.0.5 mishandles conversations, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.
Solution
alpine-linux-upgrade-wireshark
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