Is CVE-2016-6506 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2016-6506 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2016-6506?

CVE-2016-6506 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.9 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2016-6506?

CVE-2016-6506 has an EPSS score of 2.21% (80th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2016-6506?

Upgrade wireshark on debian 11 to 2.0.5+ga3be9c6-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2016-6506

MEDIUMEPSS 80th pctl

5.9

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

epan/dissectors/packet-wsp.c in the WSP dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.13 and 2.x before 2.0.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted packet.

CWE-399Resource Management Errors

How to fix

Remediation Available

wiresharkDebian

Fixed in:2.0.5+ga3be9c6-1CVE-2016-6506

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

2.21%probability of exploitation in 30 days

80thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 80% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

bugs.wireshark.org

Vendor Advisory1

wireshark.org

Mailing List1

openwall.com

Other references3

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-399 (Resource Management Errors) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2009-3103	High	10.0	90%	-	-
CVE-2009-0075	High	9.3	85%	-	-
CVE-2005-1790	Low	2.6	83%	-	-
CVE-2010-0806	High	8.8	82%	KEV	-
CVE-2009-2526	High	7.8	82%	-	-
CVE-2015-1868	High	7.8	82%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-06.