CVE-2017-5596
moderate-risk
Published 2017-01-25
In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.3 and 2.0.0 to 2.0.9, the ASTERIX dissector could go into an infinite loop, triggered by packet injection or a malformed capture file. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-asterix.c by changing a data type to avoid an integer overflow.
Do I need to act?
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0.56% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
7
CVSS 7.5/10
High
NETWORK
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (14)
Affected Vendors
References (14)
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95795
Issue Tracking
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13344
Vendor Advisory
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2017-01.html
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95795
Issue Tracking
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13344
Vendor Advisory
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2017-01.html
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/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity
26/34 · High
Exploitability
2/34 · Minimal
Exposure
18/34 · Moderate