CVE-2017-9345

wireshark: DNS dissector infinite loop (wnpa-sec-2017-26)

Published Jun 2, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 3.0% KEV · Not listed
Description
In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.6 and 2.0.0 to 2.0.12, the DNS dissector could go into an infinite loop. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-dns.c by trying to detect self-referencing pointers.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-18280 In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.6 and 2.0.0 to 2.0.12, the DNS dissector could go into an infinite loop. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-dns.c by trying to detect self-referencing pointers.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 5:02 PM
Reserved
Jun 1, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jun 2, 2017, 5:29 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:27 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Jun 1, 2017, 12:00 AM