CVE-2017-6467 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.4 and 2.0.0 to 2.0.10, there is a Netscaler file parser infinite loop, triggered by a malformed capture file. This was addressed in wiretap/netscaler.c by changing the restrictions on file size.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00704.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Debian	Debian Linux
Wireshark	Wireshark

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark::::::::

Configuration 2 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

No data.

No data.

Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DLA	DLA-858-1	wireshark security update
Debian DSA	DSA-3811-1	wireshark security update
EUVD	EUVD-2017-15524	In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.4 and 2.0.0 to 2.0.10, there is a Netscaler file parser infinite loop, triggered by a malformed capture file. This was addressed in wiretap/netscaler.c by changing the restrictions on file size.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3811
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96561
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12083
https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=284ad58d288722a8725401967bff0c4455488f0c
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6467
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-6467
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2017-11.html

History

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.007}`	epss `{'score': 0.00704}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-03-04T03:38:00

Updated: 2024-08-05T15:33:20.064Z

Reserved: 2017-03-03T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2017-6467

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-03-04T03:59:00.163

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2017-6467

Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2017-03-03T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2017-6467 - Bugzilla

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

{"containers": {"cna": {"affected": [{"product": "n/a", "vendor": "n/a", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "n/a"}]}], "datePublic": "2017-03-03T00:00:00", "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.4 and 2.0.0 to 2.0.10, there is a Netscaler file parser infinite loop, triggered by a malformed capture file. This was addressed in wiretap/netscaler.c by changing the restrictions on file size."}], "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"description": "n/a", "lang": "en", "type": "text"}]}], "providerMetadata": {"dateUpdated": "2017-11-03T18:57:01", "orgId": "8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca", "shortName": "mitre"}, "references": [{"tags": ["x_refsource_CONFIRM"], "url": "https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12083"}, {"tags": ["x_refsource_CONFIRM"], "url": "https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=284ad58d288722a8725401967bff0c4455488f0c"}, {"name": "96561", "tags": ["vdb-entry", "x_refsource_BID"], "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96561"}, {"name": "DSA-3811", "tags": ["vendor-advisory", "x_refsource_DEBIAN"], "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3811"}, {"tags": ["x_refsource_CONFIRM"], "url": "https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2017-11.html"}], "x_legacyV4Record": {"CVE_data_meta": {"ASSIGNER": "cve@mitre.org", "ID": "CVE-2017-6467", "STATE": "PUBLIC"}, "affects": {"vendor": {"vendor_data": [{"product": {"product_data": [{"product_name": "n/a", "version": {"version_data": [{"version_value": "n/a"}]}}]}, "vendor_name": "n/a"}]}}, "data_format": "MITRE", "data_type": "CVE", "data_version": "4.0", "description": {"description_data": [{"lang": "eng", "value": "In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.4 and 2.0.0 to 2.0.10, there is a Netscaler file parser infinite loop, triggered by a malformed capture file. This was addressed in wiretap/netscaler.c by changing the restrictions on file size."}]}, "problemtype": {"problemtype_data": [{"description": [{"lang": "eng", "value": "n/a"}]}]}, "references": {"reference_data": [{"name": "https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12083", "refsource": "CONFIRM", "url": "https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12083"}, {"name": "https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=284ad58d288722a8725401967bff0c4455488f0c", "refsource": "CONFIRM", "url": "https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=284ad58d288722a8725401967bff0c4455488f0c"}, {"name": "96561", "refsource": "BID", "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96561"}, {"name": "DSA-3811", "refsource": "DEBIAN", "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3811"}, {"name": "https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2017-11.html", "refsource": "CONFIRM", "url": "https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2017-11.html"}]}}}, "adp": [{"providerMetadata": {"orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "shortName": "CVE", "dateUpdated": "2024-08-05T15:33:20.064Z"}, "title": "CVE Program Container", "references": [{"tags": ["x_refsource_CONFIRM", "x_transferred"], "url": "https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12083"}, {"tags": ["x_refsource_CONFIRM", "x_transferred"], "url": "https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=284ad58d288722a8725401967bff0c4455488f0c"}, {"name": "96561", "tags": ["vdb-entry", "x_refsource_BID", "x_transferred"], "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96561"}, {"name": "DSA-3811", "tags": ["vendor-advisory", "x_refsource_DEBIAN", "x_transferred"], "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3811"}, {"tags": ["x_refsource_CONFIRM", "x_transferred"], "url": "https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2017-11.html"}]}]}, "cveMetadata": {"assignerOrgId": "8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca", "assignerShortName": "mitre", "cveId": "CVE-2017-6467", "datePublished": "2017-03-04T03:38:00", "dateReserved": "2017-03-03T00:00:00", "dateUpdated": "2024-08-05T15:33:20.064Z", "state": "PUBLISHED"}, "dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.1"}

{"configurations": [{"nodes": [{"cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "6D169318-8BFB-4888-A742-750659350DAC", "versionEndIncluding": "2.0.10", "versionStartIncluding": "2.0.0", "vulnerable": true}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "BD2DA6B4-7778-453F-8E71-0C90B060CFBD", "versionEndIncluding": "2.2.4", "versionStartIncluding": "2.2.0", "vulnerable": true}], "negate": false, "operator": "OR"}]}, {"nodes": [{"cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "C11E6FB0-C8C0-4527-9AA0-CB9B316F8F43", "vulnerable": true}], "negate": false, "operator": "OR"}]}], "cveTags": [], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.4 and 2.0.0 to 2.0.10, there is a Netscaler file parser infinite loop, triggered by a malformed capture file. This was addressed in wiretap/netscaler.c by changing the restrictions on file size."}, {"lang": "es", "value": "En Wireshark 2.2.0 hasta 2.2.4 y 2.0.0 hasta 2.0.10, hay un bucle infinito del archivo analizador Netscaler, desencadenado por un archivo de captura malformado. Esto fue abordado en wiretap/netscaler.c cambiando las restricciones en el tama\u00f1o de archivo."}], "id": "CVE-2017-6467", "lastModified": "2025-04-20T01:37:25.860", "metrics": {"cvssMetricV2": [{"acInsufInfo": false, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "cvssData": {"accessComplexity": "LOW", "accessVector": "NETWORK", "authentication": "NONE", "availabilityImpact": "PARTIAL", "baseScore": 5.0, "confidentialityImpact": "NONE", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P", "version": "2.0"}, "exploitabilityScore": 10.0, "impactScore": 2.9, "obtainAllPrivilege": false, "obtainOtherPrivilege": false, "obtainUserPrivilege": false, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary", "userInteractionRequired": false}], "cvssMetricV30": [{"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "NETWORK", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseScore": 7.5, "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "confidentialityImpact": "NONE", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H", "version": "3.0"}, "exploitabilityScore": 3.9, "impactScore": 3.6, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}, "published": "2017-03-04T03:59:00.163", "references": [{"source": "cve@mitre.org", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory"], "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3811"}, {"source": "cve@mitre.org", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory", "VDB Entry"], "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96561"}, {"source": "cve@mitre.org", "tags": ["Issue Tracking", "Patch", "Vendor Advisory"], "url": "https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12083"}, {"source": "cve@mitre.org", "url": "https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=284ad58d288722a8725401967bff0c4455488f0c"}, {"source": "cve@mitre.org", "tags": ["Vendor Advisory"], "url": "https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2017-11.html"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory"], "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3811"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory", "VDB Entry"], "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96561"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Issue Tracking", "Patch", "Vendor Advisory"], "url": "https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12083"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "url": "https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=284ad58d288722a8725401967bff0c4455488f0c"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Vendor Advisory"], "url": "https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2017-11.html"}], "sourceIdentifier": "cve@mitre.org", "vulnStatus": "Deferred", "weaknesses": [{"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-835"}], "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}