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A vulnerability was found in Wireshark (Packet Analyzer Software). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the file epan/dissectors/packet-dns.c of the component DNS Dissector. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-835. The product contains an iteration or loop with an exit condition that cannot be reached, i.e., an infinite loop. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The bug was discovered 06/01/2017. The weakness was released 06/02/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2017-9345. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1499.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 100670 (Wireshark 2.0.x < 2.0.13 / 2.2.x < 2.2.7 Multiple DoS (macOS)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370421 (Wireshark Multiple Vulnerabilities (wnpa-sec-2017-22 to wnpa-sec-2017-33)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (100670) and SecurityFocus (BID 98798†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-101894, VDB-101895, VDB-101897 and VDB-101898.

Productinfo

Type

• Packet Analyzer Software

Name

• Wireshark

Version

• 2.0.0
• 2.0.1
• 2.0.2
• 2.0.3
• 2.0.4
• 2.0.5
• 2.0.6
• 2.0.7
• 2.0.8
• 2.0.9
• 2.0.10
• 2.0.11
• 2.0.12
• 2.2.0
• 2.2.1
• 2.2.2
• 2.2.3
• 2.2.4
• 2.2.5
• 2.2.6

License

• open-source

CPE 2.3info

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Infinite loop
CWE: CWE-835 / CWE-404
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 100670
Nessus Name: Wireshark 2.0.x < 2.0.13 / 2.2.x < 2.2.7 Multiple DoS (macOS)
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Nessus Risk: 🔍
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OpenVAS ID: 802978
OpenVAS Name: Wireshark Multiple Denial-of-Service Vulnerabilities-01 June17 (Windows)
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

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Patch: e280c9b637327a65d132bfe72d917b87e6844eb5

Timelineinfo

06/01/2017 🔍
06/01/2017 +17084 days 🔍
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06/01/2017 +0 days 🔍
06/02/2017 +1 days 🔍
06/02/2017 +0 days 🔍
06/02/2017 +0 days 🔍
06/07/2017 +5 days 🔍
12/07/2022 +2009 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: wireshark.org

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2017-9345 (🔍)
OVAL: 🔍

SecurityFocus: 98798 - Wireshark 'epan/dissectors/packet-dns.c' Denial of Service Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1038612

See also: 🔍

Entryinfo

Created: 06/02/2017 02:34 PM
Updated: 12/07/2022 02:43 PM
Changes: 06/02/2017 02:34 PM (74), 10/15/2019 10:30 AM (4), 10/04/2020 10:24 AM (1), 12/07/2022 02:43 PM (5)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 18:5F3:40

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