CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-9352

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

In Wireshark versions 2.2.0 to 2.2.6 and 2.0.0 to 2.0.12, the Bazaar dissector could go into an infinite loop. This was addressed by ensuring that backwards parsing cannot occur.

Risk Assessment

An infinite loop in the dissector may lead to application hangs, affecting the availability of the analytical tool. This can hinder network traffic analysis and cause delays for administrators.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Wireshark to the latest version to eliminate this vulnerability and ensure application stability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.6 and 2.0.0 to 2.0.12, the Bazaar dissector could go into an infinite loop. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-bzr.c by ensuring that backwards parsing cannot occur.

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