5.5
CVSSv3

CVE-2019-5716

Published: 08/01/2019 Updated: 07/11/2023
CVSS v2 Base Score: 4.3 | Impact Score: 2.9 | Exploitability Score: 8.6
CVSS v3 Base Score: 5.5 | Impact Score: 3.6 | Exploitability Score: 1.8
VMScore: 383
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Vulnerability Summary

In Wireshark 2.6.0 to 2.6.5, the 6LoWPAN dissector could crash. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-6lowpan.c by avoiding use of a TVB before its creation.

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wireshark wireshark

debian debian linux 8.0

debian debian linux 9.0

Vendor Advisories

It was discovered that Wireshark, a network traffic analyzer, contained several vulnerabilities in the dissectors for 6LoWPAN, P_MUL, RTSE, ISAKMP, TCAP, ASN1 BER and RPCAP, which could result in denial of service For the stable distribution (stretch), these problems have been fixed in version 267-1~deb9u1 We recommend that you upgrade your wi ...
In Wireshark 260 to 265, the 6LoWPAN dissector could crash This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-6lowpanc by avoiding use of a TVB before its creation ...
An assertion failure has been found in the 6LoWPAN dissector of Wireshark versions prior to 266, which could be triggered by injecting a malformed packet onto the wire or by convincing someone to read a malformed packet trace file ...