7.8

CVE-2017-11409: debian debian_linux Excessive Iteration

CVSS: 7.8v2.0HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2017-11409DEBIAN-CVE-2017-11409
Published 18-07-2017Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-11409 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Excessive Iteration vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 2.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 82.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
32/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.25%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2
DLA-1634-1MGASA-2017-0219

Timeline

  1. 18-07-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

2.25%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

83%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 2.25% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
2.25%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian2 products
Ubuntu1 product
  • wireshark< 2.6.3-1~ubuntu14.04.1 | < 2.6.3-1~ubuntu16.04.1 | < 2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1
Wireshark1 product

3 vendors · 4 products

References

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