High severity7.5OSV Advisory· Published Jul 18, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2017-11409

Description

In Wireshark 2.0.0 to 2.0.13, the GPRS LLC dissector could go into a large loop. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-gprs-llc.c by using a different integer data type.

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Affected products

Ethereal Group/EtherealOSV
Range: v2.0.0, v2.0.1, v2.0.10, …
Wireshark/Wireshark2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=2.0.0,<=2.0.13
- (no CPE)range: 2.0.0 to 2.0.13
Debian/linux
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

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References

bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/99914nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.securitytracker.com/id/1038966nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00010.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2017-37.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
code.wireshark.org/review/gitwebnvd

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