CVE-2017-5596 Integer overflow in n/a
An integer overflow in the ASTERIX dissector allows attackers to cause a denial of service via malformed packets or capture files.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2017-5596?
CVE-2017-5596 is a high-severity vulnerability in Wireshark Wireshark, published on 25 Jan 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-5596?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wireshark Wireshark.
How do I fix CVE-2017-5596?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2017-5596 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-5596 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Wireshark Wireshark
Sources
Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2017-5596, DEBIAN-CVE-2017-5596, GHSA-4px5-pmpr-cw9x, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5596.