Description
In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.6 and 2.0.0 to 2.0.12, the DNS dissector could go into an infinite loop. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-dns.c by trying to detect self-referencing pointers.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2017-18280 | In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.6 and 2.0.0 to 2.0.12, the DNS dissector could go into an infinite loop. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-dns.c by trying to detect self-referencing pointers. |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T17:02:44.355Z
Reserved: 2017-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2017-9345
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Status : Modified
Published: 2017-06-02T05:29:00.310
Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033
Link: CVE-2017-9345
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD