CVE-2017-6014
Published: 17 February 2017
In Wireshark 2.2.4 and earlier, a crafted or malformed STANAG 4607 capture file will cause an infinite loop and memory exhaustion. If the packet size field in a packet header is null, the offset to read from will not advance, causing continuous attempts to read the same zero length packet. This will quickly exhaust all system memory.
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
wireshark Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Not vulnerable
(2.4.2-1)
|
| bionic |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| precise |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| trusty |
Released
(1.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u11ubuntu0.14.04.1)
|
|
| upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
| xenial |
Released
(2.2.6+g32dac6a-2ubuntu0.16.04)
|
|
| yakkety |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| zesty |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 7.5 |
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |