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CVE-2016-6503

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.9 EPSS 6.44% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2016-08-06 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.9. It affects Windows. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. It may be remotely exploitable. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

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CVE
CVE-2016-6503
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.9
EPSS
6.44%
Windows

Original NVD 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.