vulnerability
Wireshark : CVE-2017-6470 : IAX2 infinite loop
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Mar 3, 2017 | Oct 4, 2017 | Mar 30, 2026 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Mar 3, 2017
Added
Oct 4, 2017
Modified
Mar 30, 2026
Description
In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.4 and 2.0.0 to 2.0.10, there is an IAX2 infinite loop, triggered by packet injection or a malformed capture file. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-iax2.c by constraining packet lateness.
Solutions
wireshark-upgrade-2_0_11wireshark-upgrade-2_2_5
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