Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Affecting wireshark package, versions <2.4.5-r0


0.0
high

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.63% (79th percentile)
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NVD
7.5 high

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-ALPINE317-WIRESHARK-3144835
  • published 23 Feb 2018
  • disclosed 23 Feb 2018

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.17 wireshark to version 2.4.5-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream wireshark package and not the wireshark package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.17 relevant fixed versions and status.

In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.4 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.12, epan/dissectors/packet-thread.c had an infinite loop that was addressed by using a correct integer data type.