CVE-2017-7700 describes an infinite loop vulnerability in Wireshark versions 2.2.0 through 2.2.5 and 2.0.0 through 2.0.11, specifically within the NetScaler file parser, triggered by a malformed capture file. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) can lead to a denial of service (availability impact) and requires user interaction to open the malicious file. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 2.0.0, <= 2.0.11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 2.2.0, <= 2.2.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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