Infinite loop in Wireshark - CVE-2017-13767
Published: September 4, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU8072
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-13767
CWE-ID: CWE-835
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Wireshark.org
Affected software:
Wireshark
Wireshark
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists due to infinite loop in the MSDP dissector. A remote attacker can inject a malformed packet onto the wire, trigger Wireshark to consume excessive CPU resources and cause the application to crash.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.
The weakness exists due to infinite loop in the MSDP dissector. A remote attacker can inject a malformed packet onto the wire, trigger Wireshark to consume excessive CPU resources and cause the application to crash.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-13767
The vulnerability is addressed in the following versions: 2.0.15, 2.2.9 or 2.4.1.