CVE-2017-5597
"Wireshark DHCPv6 Dissector Loop Vulnerability"
Description
In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.3 and 2.0.0 to 2.0.9, the DHCPv6 dissector could go into a large loop, triggered by packet injection or a malformed capture file. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-dhcpv6.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-2017-5597.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3811 | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95798 | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037694 | |
| https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13345 | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://code.wireshark.org/review/#/c/19747/ | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=57894f741f7cc98b46c9fdce7eee8256d2a4ae3f | |
| https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2017-02.html | Vendor Advisory |
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.
The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2017-5597 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2017-5597 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=57894f741f7cc98b46c9fdce7eee8256d2a4ae3f [No types assigned] Removed Reference MITRE https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=57894f741f7cc98b46c9fdce7eee8256d2a4ae3f -
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] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 28, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95798 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jan. 26, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value 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://code.wireshark.org/review/#/c/19747/ No Types Assigned https://code.wireshark.org/review/#/c/19747/ Vendor Advisory, Patch Changed Reference Type https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2017-02.html No Types Assigned https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2017-02.html Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13345 No Types Assigned https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13345 Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking, Patch Changed Reference Type https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=57894f741f7cc98b46c9fdce7eee8256d2a4ae3f No Types Assigned https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=57894f741f7cc98b46c9fdce7eee8256d2a4ae3f Vendor Advisory, Patch Added CWE CWE-190 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-2017-5597 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-2017-5597
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.19 }} 0.00%
score
0.54437
percentile