CVE-2017-5597

wireshark: DHCPv6 large loop (wnpa-sec-2017-02)

Published Jan 25, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 2.0% KEV · Not listed
Description
In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.3 and 2.0.0 to 2.0.9, the DHCPv6 dissector could go into a large loop, triggered by packet injection or a malformed capture file. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-dhcpv6.c by changing a data type to avoid an integer overflow.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-858-1 wireshark security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3811-1 wireshark security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-14696 In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.3 and 2.0.0 to 2.0.9, the DHCPv6 dissector could go into a large loop, triggered by packet injection or a malformed capture file. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-dhcpv6.c by changing a data type to avoid an integer overflow.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00475}

epss

{'score': 0.00478}

Weaknesses

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 3:04 PM
Reserved
Jan 25, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jan 25, 2017, 9:59 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:20 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Jan 23, 2017, 12:00 AM