CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-7746

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 SLSK dissector could enter an infinite loop triggered by packet injection or a malformed capture file. This was addressed by adding checks for the remaining length.

Risk Assessment

An infinite loop could lead to application hang, affecting the availability of the analysis tool. It may also result in data loss during the analysis of malicious traffic.

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 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.

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