wireshark: RLC long loop (wnpa-sec-2016-44)
Published Aug 6, 2016
5.9
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.35%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 1.12.0
- 1.12.1
- 1.12.2
- 1.12.3
- 1.12.4
- 1.12.5
- 1.12.6
- 1.12.7
- 1.12.8
- 1.12.9
- 1.12.10
- 1.12.11
- 1.12.12
- 2.0.0
- 2.0.1
- 2.0.2
- 2.0.3
- 2.0.4
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
wireshark
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
wireshark
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
wireshark
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | wireshark | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | wireshark | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | wireshark | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.35% (0.02349) | 83.06th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.35% (0.02349) | 81.42th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.18% (0.00184) | 37.97th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.31% (0.00306) | 70.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.31% (0.00306) | 68.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.31% (0.00306) | 65.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (11)
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/28/3 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing List
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3648 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036480 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-44.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6508 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12660 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1361139 Issue Tracking
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6cf9616df68a4db7e436bb77392586ff9ad84feb x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6508
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6508
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-44.html
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/28/3 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing List | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3648 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036480 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-44.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6508 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12660 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1361139 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6cf9616df68a4db7e436bb77392586ff9ad84feb | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6508 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6508 | ||
| https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-44.html |
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