PT-2017-17090 · Wireshark+1 · Wireshark+1

Published 2017-03-03 · Updated 2024-06-15 · CVE-2017-6470

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Wireshark versions 2.0.0 through 2.0.10 Wireshark versions 2.2.0 through 2.2.4

Description There is an IAX2 infinite loop issue, triggered by packet injection or a malformed capture file. This issue was addressed by constraining packet lateness in the epan/dissectors/packet-iax2.c file.

Recommendations For Wireshark versions 2.0.0 through 2.0.10, update to a version that includes the fix for the IAX2 infinite loop issue. For Wireshark versions 2.2.0 through 2.2.4, update to a version that includes the fix for the IAX2 infinite loop issue. As a temporary workaround, consider avoiding the use of malformed capture files or packet injection until a patch is available.

Fix

Infinite Loop

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-835

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2017-1260

CVE-2017-6470

DLA-858-1

DSA-3811-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:11513-1

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Wireshark

References · 196

• https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13432 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-6014 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-6470 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-6470 · Vendor Advisory
• http://debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3811 · Vendor Advisory
• https://errata.altlinux.org/ALT-PU-2017-1260 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-6467 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6470 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-6473 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ALPINE-CVE-2017-6470 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DSA-3811-1 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-6474 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-6468 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-6470 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-5597 · Security Note