CVE-2017-7700

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-7700
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-04-12 23:59:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionIn Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.5 and 2.0.0 to 2.0.11, the NetScaler file parser could go into an infinite loop, triggered by a malformed capture file. This was addressed in wiretap/netscaler.c by ensuring a nonzero record size.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 6.5 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-835 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary6.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary7.1AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Application Wireshark Wireshark All All All All
Application Wireshark Wireshark All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
code.wireshark Code Review - wireshark.git/commit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 code.wireshark.org
Wireshark · wnpa-sec-2017-14 · NetScaler file parser infinite loop af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.wireshark.org Vendor Advisory
Wireshark Multiple Bugs Lets Remote Users Deny Service - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Wireshark: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201706-12) — Gentoo security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] [DLA 1634-1] wireshark security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.debian.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Wireshark NetScaler File Parser 'wiretap/netscaler.c' Infinite Loop Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
13478 – Fuzzed netscaler file causes infinite loop in nstrace_set_start_time_v20 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.wireshark.org Issue Tracking, Patch
code.wireshark Code Review - wireshark.git/commit MITRE code.wireshark.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 501300 Alpine Linux Security Update for wireshark
  • 710400 Gentoo Linux Wireshark Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201706-12)
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