Description
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.
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Remediation
No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.
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Tracking
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
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Debian DLA |
DLA-858-1 | wireshark security update |
Debian DSA |
DSA-3811-1 | wireshark security update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2017-14696 | 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. |
References
History
Sun, 13 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T15:04:15.363Z
Reserved: 2017-01-25T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2017-5597
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Status : Modified
Published: 2017-01-25T21:59:00.183
Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033
Link: CVE-2017-5597
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Debian DLA
Debian DSA
EUVD