PT-2017-17900 · Wireshark+2 · Wireshark+2

Published 2017-04-12 · Updated 2024-06-15 · CVE-2017-7704

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 2.2.0 through 2.2.5

Description The issue arises when the DOF dissector in Wireshark enters an infinite loop. This can be triggered by either packet injection or a malformed capture file. The problem was addressed by modifying the epan/dissectors/packet-dof.c file, specifically by utilizing a different integer data type and adjusting a return value.

Recommendations For Wireshark versions 2.2.0 through 2.2.5, update the epan/dissectors/packet-dof.c file to use a different integer data type and adjust the return value to prevent the infinite loop issue.

Fix

Infinite Loop

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-835

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2017-1470

ALT-PU-2018-2487

CVE-2017-7704

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:11513-1

SUSE-SU-2017:1174-1

SUSE-SU-2017:1442-1

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Suse

Wireshark

References · 330

• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-7747 · Security Note
• https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13453 · Patch
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• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-7746 · Security Note
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• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-9347 · Security Note
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• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-11354 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-9345 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-7330 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-7704 · Vendor Advisory
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