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CVE-2017-7700

In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.5 and 2.0.0 to 2.0.11, the NetScaler file parser could go into an infinite loop, triggered by

In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.5 and 2.0.0 to 2.0.11, the NetScaler file parser could go into an infinite loop, triggered by a malformed capture file. This was addressed in wiretap/netscaler.c by ensuring a nonzero record size.

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.5 EPSS 0.00282
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Weakness Classification

CWE-835Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
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Affected Products & Versions

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wireshark>= 2.0.0 and <= 2.0.11
wireshark>= 2.2.0 and <= 2.2.5
debian linuxall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

6.5
MEDIUM · CVSS v3.0 · cve@mitre.org
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD12 Apr 2017 · 11:59 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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Vendor Advisories

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suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:11513-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2017:1442-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2017:1174-1
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97631Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038262Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13478Issue TrackingPatch
https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00010.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-12Third Party Advisory
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