HIGH
wireshark: GPRS LLC dissector large loop. (wnpa-sec-2017-37)
Published Jul 18, 2017
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.25%
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
- 8.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
wireshark
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
wireshark
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | wireshark | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | wireshark | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact High
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
5.9 MEDIUM Red Hat
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity High
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact High
7.8 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.25% 0.02255
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02255
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.25% (0.02255) | 82.32th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.25% (0.02255) | 80.60th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.19% (0.01193) | 76.95th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.31% (0.03305) | 78.53th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.19% (0.01193) | 77.43th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.30% (0.00299) | 70.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.30% (0.00299) | 68.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 0.30% (0.00299) | 66.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.21% (0.00208) | 58.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.37% (0.00371) | 68.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 55.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 29.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.45% (0.01454) | 32.67th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.45% (0.01454) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (10)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99914 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038966 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-11409 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13603 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1472769 Issue Tracking
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=57b83bbbd76f543eb8d108919f13b662910bff9a x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00010.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11409
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-11409
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2017-37.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99914 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038966 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-11409 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13603 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1472769 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=57b83bbbd76f543eb8d108919f13b662910bff9a | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00010.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11409 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-11409 | ||
| https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2017-37.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jul 18, 2017
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Jul 17, 2017
Link CVE-2017-11409
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a