Bug 1361144 (CVE-2016-6513)

Summary: CVE-2016-6513 wireshark: WBXML crash (wnpa-sec-2016-49)
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: Adam Mariš <amaris>
Component: vulnerabilityAssignee: Red Hat Product Security <security-response-team>
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Version: unspecifiedCC: huzaifas, lemenkov, msehnout, phatina
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Description Adam Mariš 2016-07-28 11:57:21 UTC
It was reported that Wireshark's WBXML could crash. It may be possible to make Wireshark crash by injecting a malformed packet onto the wire or by convincing someone to read a malformed packet trace file.

Upstream bug(s):

https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12663

External References:

https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-49.html