wnpa-sec-2017-15 · RPCoRDMA dissector infinite loop
Summary
Name: RPCoRDMA dissector infinite loop
Docid: wnpa-sec-2017-15
Date: April 12, 2017
Affected versions: 2.2.0 to 2.2.5, 2.0.0 to 2.0.11
Fixed versions: 2.2.6, 2.0.12
References:
Wireshark bug 13558
CVE-2017-7705
Details
Description
The RPC over RDMA dissector could go into an infinite loop.
Impact
It may be possible to make Wireshark consume excessive CPU resources by injecting a malformed packet onto the wire or by convincing someone to read a malformed packet trace file.
Resolution
Upgrade to Wireshark 2.2.6, 2.0.12 or later.
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