In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.5, the CQL dissector could go into an infinite loop. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-cql.c by checking for a nonzero number of columns.
Weakness
The product contains an iteration or loop with an exit condition that cannot be reached, i.e., an infinite loop.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wireshark | Wireshark | 2.4.0 (including) | 2.4.5 (including) |
| Wireshark | Ubuntu | artful | * |
| Wireshark | Ubuntu | bionic | * |
| Wireshark | Ubuntu | esm-apps/bionic | * |
| Wireshark | Ubuntu | esm-apps/xenial | * |
| Wireshark | Ubuntu | esm-infra-legacy/trusty | * |
| Wireshark | Ubuntu | trusty | * |
| Wireshark | Ubuntu | trusty/esm | * |
| Wireshark | Ubuntu | xenial | * |
References
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14530
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d7a9501b0439a5dbf24016a95b4896170d789dc2
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-22.html
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14530
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d7a9501b0439a5dbf24016a95b4896170d789dc2
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-22.html