CVE-2017-7745
published 2017-04-12CVE-2017-7745: In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.5 and 2.0.0 to 2.0.11, the SIGCOMP dissector could go into an infinite loop, triggered by packet injection or a malformed capture…
PriorityP336high7.5CVSS 3.0
AVNACLPRNUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
2.46%
82.8th percentile
In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.5 and 2.0.0 to 2.0.11, the SIGCOMP dissector could go into an infinite loop, triggered by packet injection or a malformed capture file. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-sigcomp.c by correcting a memory-size check.
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: SIGCOMP dissector infinite loop (wnpa-sec-2017-20)
vendor_redhat·2017-04-12·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2017-7745 [HIGH] wireshark: SIGCOMP dissector infinite loop (wnpa-sec-2017-20)
wireshark: SIGCOMP dissector infinite loop (wnpa-sec-2017-20)
In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.5 and 2.0.0 to 2.0.11, the SIGCOMP dissector could go into an infinite loop, triggered by packet injection or a malformed capture file. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-sigcomp.c by correcting a memory-size check.
Package: wireshark (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Will not fix
Package: wireshark (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Will not fix
Debian
CVE-2017-7745: wireshark - In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.5 and 2.0.0 to 2.0.11, the SIGCOMP dissector could go ...
vendor_debian·2017·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2017-7745 [HIGH] CVE-2017-7745: wireshark - In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.5 and 2.0.0 to 2.0.11, the SIGCOMP dissector could go ...
In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.5 and 2.0.0 to 2.0.11, the SIGCOMP dissector could go into an infinite loop, triggered by packet injection or a malformed capture file. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-sigcomp.c by correcting a memory-size check.
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)
GHSA
GHSA-g6x2-39g4-m6xq: In Wireshark 2
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-13
CVE-2017-7745 [HIGH] CWE-835 GHSA-g6x2-39g4-m6xq: In Wireshark 2
In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.5 and 2.0.0 to 2.0.11, the SIGCOMP dissector could go into an infinite loop, triggered by packet injection or a malformed capture file. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-sigcomp.c by correcting a memory-size check.
OSV
CVE-2017-7745: In Wireshark 2
osv·2017-04-12·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2017-7745 [HIGH] CVE-2017-7745: In Wireshark 2
In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.5 and 2.0.0 to 2.0.11, the SIGCOMP dissector could go into an infinite loop, triggered by packet injection or a malformed capture file. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-sigcomp.c by correcting a memory-size check.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-7745 wireshark: SIGCOMP dissector infinite loop (wnpa-sec-2017-20)
bugzilla·2017-04-13·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2017-7745 [HIGH] CVE-2017-7745 wireshark: SIGCOMP dissector infinite loop (wnpa-sec-2017-20)
CVE-2017-7745 wireshark: SIGCOMP dissector infinite loop (wnpa-sec-2017-20)
It was reported that Wireshark's SIGCOMP 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=13578
External References:
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2017-20.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]
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97627https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13578https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=acd8e1a9b17ad274bea1e01e10e4481508a1cbf0https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2017-20.htmlhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97627https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13578https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=acd8e1a9b17ad274bea1e01e10e4481508a1cbf0https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2017-20.html
2017-04-12
Published