CVE-2017-6014

7.5 HIGH
Published: February 17, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026
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Description

In Wireshark 2.2.4 and earlier, a crafted or malformed STANAG 4607 capture file will cause an infinite loop and memory exhaustion. If the packet size field in a packet header is null, the offset to read from will not advance, causing continuous attempts to read the same zero length packet. This will quickly exhaust all system memory.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3811
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96284
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13416
Source: cve@mitre.org
Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-12
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3811
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96284
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13416
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-12
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory

8 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
7.5 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
2.9%
85th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

debian wireshark