CVE-2017-6471 : In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.4 and 2.0.0 to 2.0.10, there is a WSP infinite loop, t

In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.4 and 2.0.0 to 2.0.10, there is a WSP infinite loop, triggered by packet injection or a malformed capture file. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-wsp.c by validating the capability length.

Published 2017-03-04 03:59:00

Updated 2019-03-13 17:41:43

Source MITRE

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Vulnerability category: Input validation

Products affected by CVE-2017-6471

Debian » Debian Linux » Version: 8.0
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions
Wireshark » Wireshark
Versions from including (>=) 2.0.0 and up to, including, (<=) 2.0.10
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions
Wireshark » Wireshark
Versions from including (>=) 2.2.0 and up to, including, (<=) 2.2.4
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-6471

EPSS FAQ

0.22%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 60 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2017-6471

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source
5.0	MEDIUM	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P	10.0	2.9	NIST
Access Vector: Network Access Complexity: Low Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: None Integrity Impact: None Availability Impact: Partial
7.5	HIGH	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H	3.9	3.6	NIST
Attack Vector: Network Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: None User Interaction: None Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: None Integrity: None Availability: High

CWE ids for CVE-2017-6471

CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2017-6471

https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2017-05.html

Wireshark · wnpa-sec-2017-05 · WSP infinite loop
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96564

Wireshark WSP Dissector 'tcp_graph.c' Denial of Service Vulnerability
Third Party Advisory;VDB Entry
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13348

13348 – Fuzzed PCAP causes large memory usage in dissect_wsp
Issue Tracking;Patch;Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3811

Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3811-1 wireshark
Third Party Advisory

CVEs referencing this url
https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=62afef41277dfac37f515207ca73d33306e3302b

code.wireshark Code Review - wireshark.git/commit
Issue Tracking;Patch;Vendor Advisory

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Vulnerability Details : CVE-2017-6471

Products affected by CVE-2017-6471

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-6471

CVSS scores for CVE-2017-6471

CWE ids for CVE-2017-6471

References for CVE-2017-6471