Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Affecting wireshark package, versions <0:1.10.14-24.0.1.el7


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.15% (52nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-WIRESHARK-2548733
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed29 Nov 2018

Introduced: 29 Nov 2018

CVE-2018-19622  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-835  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 wireshark to version 0:1.10.14-24.0.1.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2020-1047.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream wireshark package and not the wireshark package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

In Wireshark 2.6.0 to 2.6.4 and 2.4.0 to 2.4.10, the MMSE dissector could go into an infinite loop. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-mmse.c by preventing length overflows.