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DEBIAN-CVE-2017-5597
DEBIAN-CVE-2017-5597
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.5 HIGH
In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.3 and 2.0.0 to 2.0.9, the DHCPv6 dissector could go into a large loop, triggered by packet injection or a malformed capture file. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-dhcpv6.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 |
|---|---|---|
| Debian:11 | wireshark | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:13 | wireshark | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:12 | wireshark | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:14 | wireshark | 0, 0, 0 |
Timeline
- Jan 25, 2017 CVE Published
- Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated