High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Jan 25, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2017-5596
CVE-2017-5596
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.
Affected products
14cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 13 more
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
7- bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- code.wireshark.org/review/nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/95795nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2017-01.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3811nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1037694nvd
- code.wireshark.org/review/gitwebnvd
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