CVE-2017-6474

Published: Mar 4, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

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 2.2.0 to 2.2.4 and 2.0.0 to 2.0.10, there is a NetScaler file parser infinite loop, triggered by a malformed capture file. This was addressed in wiretap/netscaler.c by validating record sizes.

Affected (3)

Products: Wireshark: Wireshark · Debian: Debian Linux

1 product

1 product

Configuration A

2 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Wireshark Wireshark	From 2.0.0 to 2.0.10
Wireshark Wireshark	From 2.2.0 to 2.2.4

Configuration B

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Debian 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 (10)

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3811

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96566

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13429

Source: cve@mitre.org

Issue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory

https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a998c9195f183d85f5b0bbeebba21a2d4d303d47

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2017-07.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3811