vulnerability
Wireshark : CVE-2017-7700 : NetScaler file parser infinite loop
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Apr 12, 2017 | Oct 4, 2017 | Aug 11, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Apr 12, 2017
Added
Oct 4, 2017
Modified
Aug 11, 2025
Description
In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.5 and 2.0.0 to 2.0.11, the NetScaler file parser could go into an infinite loop, triggered by a malformed capture file. This was addressed in wiretap/netscaler.c by ensuring a nonzero record size.
Solutions
wireshark-upgrade-2_0_12wireshark-upgrade-2_2_6
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