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CVE-2017-6014

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Published: Feb 17, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

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7.5
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 3.6
Source: NVD

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.

Affected (2)

Wireshark
1 product
Wireshark
Debian
1 product
Debian Linux
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Wireshark
Up to 2.2.4
Configuration B
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Debian Linux
Version 8.0

Related CWEs

CWE-835
Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
The product contains an iteration or loop with an exit condition that cannot be reached, i.e., an infinite loop.

References (8)

Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: cve@mitre.org
Issue TrackingVendor Advisory
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue TrackingVendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory

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