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DEBIAN-CVE-2017-9345
In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.6 and 2.0.0 to 2.0.12, the DNS dissector could go into an infinite loop. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-dns.c...
Original description
The description as published by the source.
In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.6 and 2.0.0 to 2.0.12, the DNS dissector could go into an infinite loop. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-dns.c by trying to detect self-referencing pointers.
Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV
Affected packages
Debian:12
wireshark
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.2.7-1"}]}]
Debian:13
wireshark
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.2.7-1"}]}]
Debian:14
wireshark
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.2.7-1"}]}]
References
- advisory security-tracker.debian.org