CVE-2017-7746
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CVE-2017-7746 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.5 and 2.0.0 to 2.0.11, the SLSK dissector could go into an infinite loop, triggered by packet injection or a malformed capture file. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-slsk.c by adding checks for the remaining length.. EPSS estimates a 2.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.5 and 2.0.0 to 2.0.11, the SLSK dissector could go into an infinite loop, triggered by packet injection or a malformed capture file. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-slsk.c by adding checks for the remaining length.
Metrics
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Wireshark | Wireshark | 2.0.0 |
| Wireshark | Wireshark | 2.0.1 |
| Wireshark | Wireshark | 2.0.2 |
| Wireshark | Wireshark | 2.0.3 |
| Wireshark | Wireshark | 2.0.4 |
| Wireshark | Wireshark | 2.0.5 |
| Wireshark | Wireshark | 2.0.6 |
| Wireshark | Wireshark | 2.0.7 |
| Wireshark | Wireshark | 2.0.8 |
| Wireshark | Wireshark | 2.0.9 |
| Wireshark | Wireshark | 2.0.10 |
| Wireshark | Wireshark | 2.0.11 |
| Wireshark | Wireshark | 2.2.0 |
| Wireshark | Wireshark | 2.2.1 |
| Wireshark | Wireshark | 2.2.2 |
| Wireshark | Wireshark | 2.2.3 |
| Wireshark | Wireshark | 2.2.4 |
| Wireshark | Wireshark | 2.2.5 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 8.0 |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97635Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13576Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00010.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2017-19.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97635Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13576Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00010.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2017-19.htmlVendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Modified
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