Uncontrolled Recursion Affecting wireshark package, versions <2.4.0-1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.08% (37th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN9-WIRESHARK-375243
  • published14 Jun 2017
  • disclosed14 Jun 2017

Introduced: 14 Jun 2017

CVE-2017-9617  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-674  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:9 wireshark to version 2.4.0-1 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:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

In Wireshark 2.2.7, deeply nested DAAP data may cause stack exhaustion (uncontrolled recursion) in the dissect_daap_one_tag function in epan/dissectors/packet-daap.c in the DAAP dissector.