CVE-2017-5596
Wireshark Asterix Infinite Loop Vulnerability
Description
In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.3 and 2.0.0 to 2.0.9, the ASTERIX dissector could go into an infinite loop, triggered by packet injection or a malformed capture file. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-asterix.c by changing a data type to avoid an integer overflow.
INFO
Published Date :
Jan. 25, 2017, 9:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 7, 2023, 2:49 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
3.9
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2017-5596.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3811 | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95795 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037694 | |
| https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13344 | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://code.wireshark.org/review/#/c/19746/ | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=781f03580c81339513bb1238b202b72469a1240b | |
| https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2017-01.html | Vendor Advisory |
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2017-5596 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2017-5596 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference MITRE https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=781f03580c81339513bb1238b202b72469a1240b [No types assigned] Removed Reference MITRE https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=781f03580c81339513bb1238b202b72469a1240b -
CWE Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 03, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CWE NVD-CWE-Other CWE-190 CWE-835 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 04, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3811 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 26, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037694 [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Jan. 27, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95795 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95795 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 27, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95795 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jan. 26, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Evaluator Description <a href="http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/835.html">CWE-835: Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')</a> Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2017-01.html No Types Assigned https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2017-01.html Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=781f03580c81339513bb1238b202b72469a1240b No Types Assigned https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=781f03580c81339513bb1238b202b72469a1240b Vendor Advisory, Patch Changed Reference Type https://code.wireshark.org/review/#/c/19746/ No Types Assigned https://code.wireshark.org/review/#/c/19746/ Vendor Advisory, Patch Changed Reference Type https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13344 No Types Assigned https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13344 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Issue Tracking, Patch Added CWE NVD-CWE-Other Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-5596 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-5596
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.30 }} 0.00%
score
0.64486
percentile