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TI-2017-03598 Aliases CVE-2017-5596GHSA-4px5-pmpr-cw9x

In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.3 and 2.0.0 to 2.0.9, the ASTERIX dissector could go into an…

Priority LOW 38CWE-190Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-190 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.3 and 2.0.0 to 2.0.9, the ASTERIX dissector could go into an infinite loop, triggered by packet injection or a malformed capture file. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-asterix.c by changing a data type to avoid an integer overflow.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.029 87th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 14

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.1VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.2VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.3VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.4VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.5VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.6VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.7VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.8VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.9VulnerableWireshark Foundation
Show 4 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.0VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.1VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.2VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.3VulnerableWireshark Foundation

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-5596
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4px5-pmpr-cw9x

References

Patch 2

Advisory 2

Other 1

  • TI-2026-53718 Heap-based Buffer Overflow in Wireshark CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-63612 Heap-based Buffer Overflow in Wireshark CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2024-16149 A buffer overflow in Wireshark before 4.2.0 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2010-00291 Multiple buffer overflows in the LWRES dissector in Wireshark 0.9.15 through 1.0.10 and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2026-63614 Heap-based Buffer Overflow in Wireshark CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2014-01823 Buffer overflow in the mpeg_read function in wiretap/mpeg.c in the MPEG parser in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
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Sources

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