CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-7701

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

In Wireshark versions 2.2.0 to 2.2.5 and 2.0.0 to 2.0.11, the BGP dissector could enter an infinite loop, triggered by packet injection or a malformed capture file. This was addressed by using a different integer data type.

Risk Assessment

An infinite loop in the BGP dissector can lead to application hangs, affecting the ability to analyze network traffic. This may result in data loss or delays in network monitoring.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Wireshark to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability. Additionally, monitor network traffic for potential packet injection attempts.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.5 and 2.0.0 to 2.0.11, the BGP dissector could go into an infinite loop, triggered by packet injection or a malformed capture file. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-bgp.c by using a different integer data type.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS