Bug 1429589 (CVE-2017-6467)

Summary:	CVE-2017-6467 wireshark: Netscaler file parser infinite loop (wnpa-sec-2017-11)
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	Adam Mariš <amaris>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Red Hat Product Security <security-response-team>
Status:	CLOSED WONTFIX	QA Contact:
Severity:	medium	Docs Contact:
Priority:	medium
Version:	unspecified	CC:	huzaifas, lemenkov, msehnout, phatina
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Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
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Fixed In Version:	wireshark 2.2.5, wireshark 2.0.11	Doc Type:	If docs needed, set a value
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Bug Depends On:	1429592
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Description Adam Mariš 2017-03-06 16:19:23 UTC

It was reported that Wireshark's Netscaler file parser could loop infinitely. It may be possible to make Wireshark crash by injecting a malformed packet onto the wire or by convincing someone to read a malformed packet trace file.

Upstream bug(s):

https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12083

External References:

https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2017-11.html

Comment 1 Adam Mariš 2017-03-06 16:23:27 UTC

Created wireshark tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 1429592]