MEDIUM
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
Published Aug 6, 2016
5.9
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 6.44%
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.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
5.9 MEDIUM NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity High
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact High
4.3 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
6.44% 0.06444
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.06444
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 6.44% (0.06444) | 93.52th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6.44% (0.06444) | 92.82th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.16% (0.02162) | 82.77th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 4.37% (0.04371) | 81.25th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.76% (0.02763) | 85.06th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.51% (0.01509) | 87.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 4, 2024 | 1.51% (0.01509) | 86.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.51% (0.01509) | 84.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 10.21% (0.10212) | 94.60th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 10.21% (0.10212) | 94.14th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 10.21% (0.10212) | 87.64th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (7)
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/28/3 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing List
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92162 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036480 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-39.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12495 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=581a17af40b84ef0c9e7f41ed0795af345b61ce1 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40196/ exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/28/3 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing List | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92162 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036480 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-39.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12495 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking | |
| https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=581a17af40b84ef0c9e7f41ed0795af345b61ce1 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40196/ | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Aug 6, 2016
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Aug 1, 2016
Link CVE-2016-6503
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a