PT-2017-17897
CVE-2017-7701
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Published
2017-04-12
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Updated
2024-06-15
Description by
CVSS 2.0
7.8
HighMetricsAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Wireshark versions 2.0.0 through 2.0.11
Wireshark versions 2.2.0 through 2.2.5
Description
The BGP dissector in Wireshark could enter an infinite loop, triggered by packet injection or a malformed capture file. This issue was addressed by using a different integer data type in the
packet-bgp.c file.Recommendations
For Wireshark versions 2.0.0 through 2.0.11, update the
packet-bgp.c file to use a different integer data type to prevent the infinite loop.
For Wireshark versions 2.2.0 through 2.2.5, update the packet-bgp.c file to use a different integer data type to prevent the infinite loop. Found an issue in the description? Have something to add? Feel free to write us 👾