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CVE-2017-6472

In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.4 and 2.0.0 to 2.0.10, there is an RTMPT dissector infinite loop,...

7.5 HighFix available

In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.4 and 2.0.0 to 2.0.10, there is an RTMPT dissector infinite loop, triggered by packet injection or a malformed capture file. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-rtmpt.c by properly incrementing a certain sequence value.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

2.67%Up 1.4 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.4 and 2.0.0 to 2.0.10, there is an RTMPT dissector infinite loop, triggered by packet injection or a malformed capture file. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-rtmpt.c by properly incrementing a certain sequence value.

Record
CVE-2017-6472
CVSS 3.0
7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0
5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness
CWE-835
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.4 and 2.0.0 to 2.0.10, there is an RTMPT dissector infinite loop, triggered by packet injection or a malformed capture file. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-rtmpt.c by properly incrementing a certain sequence value.

Record
CVE-2017-6472
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-15529 No score

In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.4 and 2.0.0 to 2.0.10, there is an RTMPT dissector infinite loop, triggered by packet injection or a malformed capture file. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-rtmpt.c by properly incrementing a certain sequence value.

Record
EUVD-2017-15529
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q2pp-5wrh-vp88 7.5

In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.4 and 2.0.0 to 2.0.10, there is an RTMPT dissector infinite loop,...

In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.4 and 2.0.0 to 2.0.10, there is an RTMPT dissector infinite loop, triggered by packet injection or a malformed capture file. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-rtmpt.c by properly incrementing a certain sequence value.

Record
GHSA-q2pp-5wrh-vp88
CVSS 3.0
7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-835
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2017-6472 7.5

In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.4 and 2.0.0 to 2.0.10, there is an RTMPT dissector infinite loop, triggered by packet injection or a malformed capture file. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-rtmpt.c by properly incrementing a certain sequence value.

Record
ALPINE-CVE-2017-6472
CVSS 3.0
7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 7.5

In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.4 and 2.0.0 to 2.0.10, there is an RTMPT dissector infinite loop, triggered by packet injection or a malformed capture file. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-rtmpt.c by properly incrementing a certain sequence value.

Record
CVE-2017-6472
CVSS 3.0
7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2017-6472 7.5

In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.4 and 2.0.0 to 2.0.10, there is an RTMPT dissector infinite loop, triggered by packet injection or a malformed capture file. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-rtmpt.c by properly incrementing a certain sequence value.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2017-6472
CVSS 3.0
7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-6472 7.5

In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.4 and 2.0.0 to 2.0.10, there is an RTMPT dissector infinite loop, triggered by packet injection or a malformed capture file. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-rtmpt.c by properly incrementing a certain sequence value.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2017-6472
CVSS 3.0
7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2017-0113 No score

Updated wireshark packages fix security vulnerability

The wireshark package has been updated to version 2.0.12, which fixes multiple security issues where a malformed packet trace could cause it to crash or go into an infinite loop, and fixes several other bugs as well. See the release notes for details.

Record
MGASA-2017-0113
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:11513-1 No score

libwireshark14-3.4.8-1.2 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the libwireshark14-3.4.8-1.2 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:11513-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
wireshark
Alpine:v3.5
 2.0.0 up to 2.2.5-r0
2.2.5-r0
wireshark
Debian:12
 before 2.2.5+g440fd4d-2
2.2.5+g440fd4d-2
wireshark
Debian:13
 before 2.2.5+g440fd4d-2
2.2.5+g440fd4d-2
wireshark
Debian:14
 before 2.2.5+g440fd4d-2
2.2.5+g440fd4d-2
wireshark
Debian:7
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
 before 1.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u6~deb7u7, plus listed versions
1.10.0-11.10.0-21.10.0-2~bpo70+11.10.0~rc1-11.10.0~rc2-1
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1.10.1-11.10.1-1~bpo70+11.10.2-11.10.2-1~bpo70+11.10.2-21.10.3-11.10.3-1~bpo70+11.10.4-11.10.5-11.10.5-1~bpo70+11.10.5-21.10.6-11.10.6-1~bpo70+11.10.7-11.10.7-1~bpo70+11.10.7-21.10.7-31.10.7-41.10.8-11.10.8-1~bpo70+11.12.0+git+4fab41a1-11.12.0~rc1-11.12.0~rc1-21.12.0~rc2+git+fd017ee+dfsg1-11.12.0~rc3+git+e14d5b6eaa+dfsg1-11.12.1+g01b65bf-11.12.1+g01b65bf-1~bpo70+11.12.1+g01b65bf-21.12.1+g01b65bf-2~bpo70+11.12.1+g01b65bf-31.12.1+g01b65bf-41.12.1+g01b65bf-4~bpo70+11.8.2-5wheezy101.8.2-5wheezy111.8.2-5wheezy121.8.2-5wheezy131.8.2-5wheezy141.8.2-5wheezy151.8.2-5wheezy15~deb6u11.8.2-5wheezy161.8.2-5wheezy16~deb6u11.8.2-5wheezy171.8.2-5wheezy181.8.2-5wheezy21.8.2-5wheezy3
1.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u6~deb7u7
wireshark
Debian:8
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
 before 1.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u11, plus listed versions
1.12.1+g01b65bf-41.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u11.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u101.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u21.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u3
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1.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u41.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u51.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u61.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u6~deb7u11.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u6~deb7u101.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u6~deb7u111.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u6~deb7u21.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u6~deb7u31.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u6~deb7u41.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u6~deb7u51.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u6~deb7u61.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u6~deb7u71.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u6~deb7u81.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u6~deb7u91.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u71.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u81.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u9
1.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u11
wireshark
Mageia:5
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 2.0.12-1.mga5
2.0.12-1.mga5
wireshark
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
 before 1.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u11ubuntu0.14.04.1, plus listed versions
1.10.2-11.10.3-11.10.5-1ubuntu11.10.5-21.10.6-1
1.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u11ubuntu0.14.04.1
wireshark
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
 before 2.2.6+g32dac6a-2ubuntu0.16.04, plus listed versions
1.12.7+g7fc8978-11.12.8+g5b6e543-22.0.1+g59ea380-3build12.0.2+ga16e22e-1
2.2.6+g32dac6a-2ubuntu0.16.04
wireshark
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
From an advisory covering 163 CVEs
 before 3.4.8-1.2
3.4.8-1.2

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2017-6472 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Wireshark, published March 4, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.67%, the 85th percentile. Fixed in wireshark 2.2.5-r0.

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