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CVE-2017-6467

wireshark: Netscaler file parser infinite loop (wnpa-sec-2017-11)

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

5.9

CVSS 3.0

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Published · March 3, 2017

Updated · May 13, 2026

Description

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.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 5.9
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE not specified