Excessive Iteration Affecting wireshark package, versions <2.2.0~rc1+g438c022-1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.19% (57th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN12-WIRESHARK-1563442
  • published18 Jul 2017
  • disclosed18 Jul 2017

Introduced: 18 Jul 2017

CVE-2017-11409  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-834  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:12 wireshark to version 2.2.0~rc1+g438c022-1 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 Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:12 relevant fixed versions and status.

In Wireshark 2.0.0 to 2.0.13, the GPRS LLC dissector could go into a large loop. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-gprs-llc.c by using a different integer data type.