CVE-2017-7748
published 2017-04-12CVE-2017-7748: In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.5 and 2.0.0 to 2.0.11, the WSP dissector could go into an infinite loop, triggered by packet injection or a malformed capture file…
PriorityP336high7.5CVSS 3.0
AVNACLPRNUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
2.77%
84.8th percentile
In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.5 and 2.0.0 to 2.0.11, the WSP dissector could go into an infinite loop, triggered by packet injection or a malformed capture file. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-wsp.c by adding a length 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_debian7.5LOW
vendor_redhat7.5HIGH
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Red Hat
wireshark: WSP dissector infinite loop (wnpa-sec-2017-21)
vendor_redhat·2017-04-12·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2017-7748 [HIGH] wireshark: WSP dissector infinite loop (wnpa-sec-2017-21)
wireshark: WSP dissector infinite loop (wnpa-sec-2017-21)
In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.5 and 2.0.0 to 2.0.11, the WSP dissector could go into an infinite loop, triggered by packet injection or a malformed capture file. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-wsp.c by adding a length check.
Package: wireshark (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Will not fix
Package: wireshark (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Will not fix
Debian
CVE-2017-7748: wireshark - In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.5 and 2.0.0 to 2.0.11, the WSP dissector could go into...
vendor_debian·2017·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2017-7748 [HIGH] CVE-2017-7748: wireshark - In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.5 and 2.0.0 to 2.0.11, the WSP dissector could go into...
In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.5 and 2.0.0 to 2.0.11, the WSP dissector could go into an infinite loop, triggered by packet injection or a malformed capture file. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-wsp.c by adding a length 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-wxr6-pc3h-29gg: In Wireshark 2
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-13
CVE-2017-7748 [HIGH] CWE-835 GHSA-wxr6-pc3h-29gg: In Wireshark 2
In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.5 and 2.0.0 to 2.0.11, the WSP dissector could go into an infinite loop, triggered by packet injection or a malformed capture file. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-wsp.c by adding a length check.
OSV
CVE-2017-7748: In Wireshark 2
osv·2017-04-12·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2017-7748 [HIGH] CVE-2017-7748: In Wireshark 2
In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.5 and 2.0.0 to 2.0.11, the WSP dissector could go into an infinite loop, triggered by packet injection or a malformed capture file. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-wsp.c by adding a length check.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-7748 wireshark: WSP dissector infinite loop (wnpa-sec-2017-21)
bugzilla·2017-04-13·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2017-7748 [HIGH] CVE-2017-7748 wireshark: WSP dissector infinite loop (wnpa-sec-2017-21)
CVE-2017-7748 wireshark: WSP dissector infinite loop (wnpa-sec-2017-21)
It was reported that Wireshark's WSP 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=13581
External References:
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2017-21.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/97628https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13581https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f55cbcde2c8f74b652add4450b0592082eb6acffhttps://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2017-21.htmlhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97628https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13581https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f55cbcde2c8f74b652add4450b0592082eb6acffhttps://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2017-21.html
2017-04-12
Published