In Wireshark through 2.0.13 and 2.2.x through 2.2.7, the WBXML dissector could go into an infinite loop, triggered by packet injection or a malformed capture file. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-wbxml.c by adding validation of the relationships between indexes and lengths. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2017-7702.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.0 Base Score: 7.5
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arch Linux | arch-linux-upgrade-latest | Jul 11, 2025 | Jul 18, 2017 | |
| Debian | debian-upgrade-wireshark | Jul 30, 2024 | Jul 18, 2017 | |
| Oracle Solaris | oracle-solaris-11-3-upgrade-diagnostic-wireshark-2-2-8-0-175-3-24-0-1-0oracle-solaris-11-3-upgrade-diagnostic-wireshark-tshark-2-2-8-0-175-3-24-0-1-0oracle-solaris-11-3-upgrade-diagnostic-wireshark-wireshark-common-2-2-8-0-175-3-24-0-1-0 | Sep 19, 2017 | Jul 18, 2017 | |
| Redhat_linux | no-fix-redhat-rpm-package | Jul 9, 2025 | Apr 12, 2017 | |
| Suse | — | suse-upgrade-libwireshark13suse-upgrade-libwireshark8suse-upgrade-libwireshark9suse-upgrade-libwiretap10suse-upgrade-libwiretap6suse-upgrade-libwiretap7suse-upgrade-libwscodecs1suse-upgrade-libwsutil11suse-upgrade-libwsutil7suse-upgrade-libwsutil8suse-upgrade-wiresharksuse-upgrade-wireshark-develsuse-upgrade-wireshark-gtksuse-upgrade-wireshark-ui-qt | Jul 26, 2017 | Jul 18, 2017 |
| Ubuntu | ubuntu-upgrade-wireshark | Nov 19, 2024 | Jul 18, 2017 | |
| Wireshark | wireshark-upgrade-2_0_14wireshark-upgrade-2_2_8 | Oct 4, 2017 | Jul 18, 2017 |
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