CVE-2017-7705
published 2017-04-12CVE-2017-7705: In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.5 and 2.0.0 to 2.0.11, the RPC over RDMA dissector could go into an infinite loop, triggered by packet injection or a malformed…
PriorityP337high7.5CVSS 3.0
AVNACLPRNUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
2.73%
84.5th percentile
In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.5 and 2.0.0 to 2.0.11, the RPC over RDMA dissector could go into an infinite loop, triggered by packet injection or a malformed capture file. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-rpcrdma.c by correctly checking for going beyond the maximum offset.
Affected
23 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | wireshark | < wireshark 2.2.6+g32dac6a-1 (bookworm) | wireshark 2.2.6+g32dac6a-1 (bookworm) |
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| wireshark | wireshark | >= 0 < 2.2.6+g32dac6a-1 | 2.2.6+g32dac6a-1 |
| wireshark | wireshark | >= 0 < 2.2.6+g32dac6a-1 | 2.2.6+g32dac6a-1 |
| wireshark | wireshark | >= 0 < 2.2.6+g32dac6a-1 | 2.2.6+g32dac6a-1 |
| wireshark | wireshark | >= 0 < 2.2.6+g32dac6a-1 | 2.2.6+g32dac6a-1 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.07.5HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvdv2.07.8HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
osv7.5HIGH
vendor_debian7.5HIGH
vendor_redhat7.5HIGH
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Red Hat
wireshark: RPCoRDMA dissector infinite loop (wnpa-sec-2017-15)
vendor_redhat·2017-04-12·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2017-7705 [HIGH] wireshark: RPCoRDMA dissector infinite loop (wnpa-sec-2017-15)
wireshark: RPCoRDMA dissector infinite loop (wnpa-sec-2017-15)
In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.5 and 2.0.0 to 2.0.11, the RPC over RDMA dissector could go into an infinite loop, triggered by packet injection or a malformed capture file. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-rpcrdma.c by correctly checking for going beyond the maximum offset.
Package: wireshark (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Will not fix
Package: wireshark (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Will not fix
Debian
CVE-2017-7705: wireshark - In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.5 and 2.0.0 to 2.0.11, the RPC over RDMA dissector cou...
vendor_debian·2017·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2017-7705 [HIGH] CVE-2017-7705: wireshark - In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.5 and 2.0.0 to 2.0.11, the RPC over RDMA dissector cou...
In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.5 and 2.0.0 to 2.0.11, the RPC over RDMA dissector could go into an infinite loop, triggered by packet injection or a malformed capture file. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-rpcrdma.c by correctly checking for going beyond the maximum offset.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 2.2.6+g32dac6a-1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 2.2.6+g32dac6a-1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 2.2.6+g32dac6a-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 2.2.6+g32dac6a-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 2.2.6+g32dac6a-1)
Citrix
Citrix Security Bulletin CTX220112
vendor_citrix·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2015-7704 [HIGH] Citrix Security Bulletin CTX220112
Citrix Security Bulletin CTX220112
CVE References: CVE-2015-7704, CVE-2015-7705, CVE-2017-5572, CVE-2017-5573, CVE-2025-12101, CVE-2025-62626, CVE-2026-23554, CVE-2026-3055, CVE-2026-4368, CVE-2026-4397
Affected Products: Citrix ADM, Citrix Hypervisor, Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops, Endpoint Management, NetScaler ADC, NetScaler Gateway, XenServer
GHSA
GHSA-2wm6-mgmh-92vr: In Wireshark 2
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-13
CVE-2017-7705 [HIGH] CWE-835 GHSA-2wm6-mgmh-92vr: In Wireshark 2
In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.5 and 2.0.0 to 2.0.11, the RPC over RDMA dissector could go into an infinite loop, triggered by packet injection or a malformed capture file. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-rpcrdma.c by correctly checking for going beyond the maximum offset.
OSV
CVE-2017-7705: In Wireshark 2
osv·2017-04-12·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2017-7705 [HIGH] CVE-2017-7705: In Wireshark 2
In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.5 and 2.0.0 to 2.0.11, the RPC over RDMA dissector could go into an infinite loop, triggered by packet injection or a malformed capture file. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-rpcrdma.c by correctly checking for going beyond the maximum offset.
No detection rules found.
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-7705 wireshark: RPCoRDMA dissector infinite loop (wnpa-sec-2017-15)
bugzilla·2017-04-13·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2017-7705 [HIGH] CVE-2017-7705 wireshark: RPCoRDMA dissector infinite loop (wnpa-sec-2017-15)
CVE-2017-7705 wireshark: RPCoRDMA dissector infinite loop (wnpa-sec-2017-15)
It was reported that Wireshark's RPCoRDMA dissector could loop infinitely. It may be possible to make Wireshark crash by injecting a malformed packet onto the wire or by convincing someone to read a malformed packet trace file.
Upstream bug(s):
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13558
External References:
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2017-15.html
Discussion:
Created wireshark tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1441981]
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-11410 CVE-2017-7700 CVE-2017-7701 CVE-2017-7702 CVE-2017-7703 CVE-2017-7704 CVE-2017-7705 CVE-2017-7745 CVE-2017-7746 CVE-2017-7747 CVE-2017-7748 wireshark: various flaws [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2017-04-13·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2017-11410 [HIGH] CVE-2017-11410 CVE-2017-7700 CVE-2017-7701 CVE-2017-7702 CVE-2017-7703 CVE-2017-7704 CVE-2017-7705 CVE-2017-7745 CVE-2017-7746 CVE-2017-7747 CVE-2017-7748 wireshark: various flaws [fedora-all]
CVE-2017-11410 CVE-2017-7700 CVE-2017-7701 CVE-2017-7702 CVE-2017-7703 CVE-2017-7704 CVE-2017-7705 CVE-2017-7745 CVE-2017-7746 CVE-2017-7747 CVE-2017-7748 wireshark: various flaws [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of Fedora.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97630http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038262https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13558https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=08d392bbecc8fb666bf979e70a34536007b83ea2https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-12https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2017-15.htmlhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97630http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038262https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13558https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=08d392bbecc8fb666bf979e70a34536007b83ea2https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-12https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2017-15.html
2017-04-12
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