7.5

CVE-2017-6474: debian debian_linux Infinite Loop

CVSS: 7.5v3.0HighModified
AliasesALPINE-CVE-2017-6474UBUNTU-CVE-2017-6474DEBIAN-CVE-2017-6474
Published 04-03-2017Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-6474 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Infinite Loop vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 3.01% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
3.01%
0%100%
Low · +0.06 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 3 · Related 1
DLA-858-1DSA-3811-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:11513-1

Timeline

  1. 04-03-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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 validating record sizes.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

3.01%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

87%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.06 pp

From 2.95% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
3.01%

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
Alpine1 product
  • wireshark≥ 2.0.0, < 2.2.5-r0
Ubuntu1 product
  • wireshark< 1.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u11ubuntu0.14.04.1 | < 2.2.6+g32dac6a-2ubuntu0.16.04
Wireshark1 product
  • wireshark≥ 2.0.0, ≤ 2.0.10 | ≥ 2.2.0, ≤ 2.2.4

4 vendors · 5 products

References

10 links