PT-2017-18858 · Wireshark+2 · Wireshark+2

Published 2017-06-02 · Updated 2024-06-15 · CVE-2017-9345

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 2.0.12 Wireshark versions 2.2.0 through 2.2.6

Description The DNS dissector in Wireshark could enter an infinite loop due to self-referencing pointers. This issue was addressed by implementing a detection mechanism for such pointers in the epan/dissectors/packet-dns.c file.

Recommendations For Wireshark versions 2.0.0 through 2.0.12, update to a version that includes the fix for the infinite loop issue in the DNS dissector. For Wireshark versions 2.2.0 through 2.2.6, update to a version that includes the fix for the infinite loop issue in the DNS dissector.

Fix

Infinite Loop

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-835

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2017-1689

ALT-PU-2018-2487

CVE-2017-9345

MGASA-2017-0161

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:11513-1

SUSE-SU-2017:1663-1

SUSE-SU-2017:1664-1

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Suse

Wireshark

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