Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Affecting wireshark-devel package, versions <0:1.10.14-7.el7


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.15% (53rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-WIRESHARKDEVEL-5118114
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed4 Mar 2015

Introduced: 4 Mar 2015

CVE-2015-2191  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-835  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 wireshark-devel to version 0:1.10.14-7.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2015:2393.

NVD Description

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

Integer overflow in the dissect_tnef function in epan/dissectors/packet-tnef.c in the TNEF dissector in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.13 and 1.12.x before 1.12.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted length field in a packet.

CVSS Scores

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