PT-2017-17898 · Wireshark+2 · Wireshark+2

Published 2017-04-12 · Updated 2024-06-15 · CVE-2017-7702

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 2.0.11 Wireshark versions 2.2.0 through 2.2.5

Description The WBXML dissector could enter an infinite loop, triggered by packet injection or a malformed capture file. This issue was addressed by adding length validation in epan/dissectors/packet-wbxml.c.

Recommendations For Wireshark versions 2.0.0 through 2.0.11, update the dissector to include length validation to prevent infinite loops. For Wireshark versions 2.2.0 through 2.2.5, update the dissector to include length validation to prevent infinite loops.

Fix

Infinite Loop

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-835

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2017-1470

ALT-PU-2017-1920

ALT-PU-2018-2487

CVE-2017-7702

MGASA-2017-0113

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:11513-1

SUSE-SU-2017:1174-1

SUSE-SU-2017:1442-1

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Suse

Wireshark

References · 346

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• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-7321 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7702 · Security Note
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