CVE-2017-7704

wireshark: DOF dissector infinite loop (wnpa-sec-2017-17)

Published Apr 12, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 2.7% KEV · Not listed
Description
In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.5, the DOF dissector could go into an infinite loop, triggered by packet injection or a malformed capture file. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-dof.c by using a different integer data type and adjusting a return value.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-16680 In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.5, the DOF dissector could go into an infinite loop, triggered by packet injection or a malformed capture file. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-dof.c by using a different integer data type and adjusting a return value.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 4:12 PM
Reserved
Apr 11, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Apr 12, 2017, 11:59 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:25 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Apr 12, 2017, 12:00 AM