CVE-2017-6014: debian debian_linux Infinite Loop
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2017-6014 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Infinite Loop vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 3.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88% of scored vulnerabilities.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 3 · Related 2Timeline
- 17-02-2017PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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.
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions- OSV · AlpineEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
3.23%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
88%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.28 pp
From 2.94% on 18-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Debian2 products
- wireshark< 2.2.5+g440fd4d-2 | < 1.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u6~deb7u6
- debian_linuxEOL8.0
Alpine1 product
- wireshark< 2.2.4-r1
Mageia1 product
- wireshark< 2.0.11-1.mga5
Ubuntu1 product
- wireshark< 1.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u11ubuntu0.14.04.1 | < 2.2.6+g32dac6a-2ubuntu0.16.04
Wireshark1 product
- wireshark≤ 2.2.4
5 vendors · 6 products
