wireshark: Memory exhaustion/infinite loop via malformed STANAG 4607 capture file
Published Feb 17, 2017
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.94%
Description
In Wireshark 2.2.4 and earlier, a crafted or malformed STANAG 4607 capture file will cause an infinite loop and memory exhaustion. If the packet size field in a packet header is null, the offset to read from will not advance, causing continuous attempts to read the same zero length packet. This will quickly exhaust all system memory.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
- 8.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
wireshark
Will not fix
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 5 | wireshark | Will not fix | n/a |
| 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.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.94% (0.02942) | 86.65th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.94% (0.02942) | 85.29th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.30% (0.00304) | 69.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.30% (0.00304) | 68.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.30% (0.00304) | 64.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 38.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 36.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.04% (0.01040) | 28.32th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 1.04% (0.01040) | 27.69th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 1.04% (0.01040) | 64.49th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.04% (0.01040) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (8)
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3811 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96284 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-6014 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13416 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1425375 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6014
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-12 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-6014
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3811 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96284 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-6014 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13416 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1425375 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6014 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-12 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-6014 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.