CVE-2017-5597 Integer overflow in n/a
An integer overflow in the DHCPv6 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-2017-5597?
CVE-2017-5597 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 DHCPv6 dissector could go into a large loop, triggered by packet injection or a malformed capture file. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-dhcpv6.c by changing a data type to avoid an integer overflow.
Weakness: CWE-190
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-5597?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wireshark Wireshark.
How do I fix CVE-2017-5597?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2017-5597 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-5597 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Wireshark Wireshark
Sources
Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2017-5597, DEBIAN-CVE-2017-5597, GHSA-q7cj-m22p-5m4p, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5597.