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ALPINE-CVE-2017-5596
ALPINE-CVE-2017-5596
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.5 HIGH
In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.3 and 2.0.0 to 2.0.9, the ASTERIX dissector could go into an infinite loop, triggered by packet injection or a malformed capture file. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-asterix.c by changing a data type to avoid an integer overflow.
Risk Scores
CVSS v3.0
7.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.5 | wireshark | 0, 1.10.0-r0, 1.10.1-r0 |
Timeline
- Jan 25, 2017 CVE Published
- Nov 19, 2025 CVE Updated
- Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch