PT-2017-17923
CVE-2017-7746
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Published
2017-04-12
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Updated
2024-06-15
Description by
CVSS 3.1
7.5
HighMetricsAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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 SLSK dissector in Wireshark could enter an infinite loop due to packet injection or a malformed capture file. This issue was resolved by adding checks for the remaining length in the
epan/dissectors/packet-slsk.c file.Recommendations
For Wireshark versions 2.0.0 through 2.0.11, update to a version where the issue is fixed by adding checks for the remaining length in the dissector.
For Wireshark versions 2.2.0 through 2.2.5, update to a version where the issue is fixed by adding checks for the remaining length in the dissector.
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