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Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

CVE-2017-6467

High
7.5/10

Summary

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.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • HIGH

CWE-835 - Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition

Loops with multiple exits and flags detract from the quality of an application. They tend to make control structures difficult to understand, and introduce the risk of non-termination and other structural problems. The vulnerability “loop with unreachable exit condition” enables attackers to exploit this flaw, leading to denial of service.

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  • Published