Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Affecting wireshark package, versions <2.4.5-1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.63% (80th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN9-WIRESHARK-376447
  • published23 Feb 2018
  • disclosed23 Feb 2018

Introduced: 23 Feb 2018

CVE-2018-7333  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-835  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:9 wireshark to version 2.4.5-1 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 2.4.0 to 2.4.4 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.12, epan/dissectors/packet-rpcrdma.c had an infinite loop that was addressed by validating a chunk size.