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CVE-2017-9345
In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.6 and 2.0.0 to 2.0.12, the...
Vulnerability Description
In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.6 and 2.0.0 to 2.0.12, the DNS dissector could go into an infinite loop. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-dns.c by trying to detect self-referencing pointers.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98798
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13633
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=1206
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2017-26.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038612
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e280c9b637327a65d132bfe72d917b87e6844eb5
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Affected Vendor
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Vulnerable Versions:
2.0.0, 2.2.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
June 2nd, 2017
Last Modified:
August 5th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.