NULL Pointer Dereference and Application Crash in NDS Dissector of Wireshark 1.12.x

NULL Pointer Dereference and Application Crash in NDS Dissector of Wireshark 1.12.x

CVE-2016-6504 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:M/AU:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

epan/dissectors/packet-ncp2222.inc in the NDS dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.13 does not properly maintain a ptvc data structure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted packet.

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