CVE-2017-7748
Wireshark WSP Infinite Loop Vulnerability
Description
In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.5 and 2.0.0 to 2.0.11, the WSP dissector could go into an infinite loop, triggered by packet injection or a malformed capture file. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-wsp.c by adding a length check.
INFO
Published Date :
April 12, 2017, 11:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 20, 2025, 1:37 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | HIGH | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.0 | HIGH | [email protected] |
Solution
- Upgrade to Wireshark version 2.0.12, 2.2.6, or later.
- Apply appropriate vendor-supplied patches to Wireshark.
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-2017-7748.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97628 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13581 | Issue Tracking Patch |
| https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f55cbcde2c8f74b652add4450b0592082eb6acff | |
| https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2017-21.html | Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97628 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13581 | Issue Tracking Patch |
| https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f55cbcde2c8f74b652add4450b0592082eb6acff | |
| https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2017-21.html | Vendor Advisory |
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-7748 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-2017-7748
weaknesses.
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-2017-7748 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2017-7748 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 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97628 Added Reference https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13581 Added Reference https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f55cbcde2c8f74b652add4450b0592082eb6acff Added Reference https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2017-21.html -
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=f55cbcde2c8f74b652add4450b0592082eb6acff [No types assigned] Removed Reference MITRE https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=f55cbcde2c8f74b652add4450b0592082eb6acff -
CWE Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 03, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CWE CWE-399 CWE-835 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Apr. 18, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) 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-2017-21.html No Types Assigned https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2017-21.html Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13581 No Types Assigned https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13581 Issue Tracking, Patch Changed Reference Type https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=f55cbcde2c8f74b652add4450b0592082eb6acff No Types Assigned https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=f55cbcde2c8f74b652add4450b0592082eb6acff Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97628 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97628 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Added CWE CWE-399 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:2.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 15, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97628 [No Types Assigned]
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.5
Base CVSS Score: 7.8
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.32 }} -0.10%
score
0.54867
percentile