CVE-2017-6471
Publication date 4 March 2017
Last updated 24 July 2024
Ubuntu priority
In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.4 and 2.0.0 to 2.0.10, there is a WSP infinite loop, triggered by packet injection or a malformed capture file. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-wsp.c by validating the capability length.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| wireshark | 18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
|
| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 2.2.6+g32dac6a-2ubuntu0.16.04
|
|
| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed 1.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u11ubuntu0.14.04.1
|
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Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
7.5 · High
|
| 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 |