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CVE-2019-10897

In Wireshark 3.0.0, the IEEE 802.11 dissector could go into an infinite loop.

Impact

In Wireshark 3.0.0, the IEEE 802.11 dissector could go into an infinite loop. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-ieee80211.c by detecting cases in which the bit offset does not advance.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
WiresharkWireshark
Version 3.0.0
FedoraprojectFedora
Versions 29, 30

Weakness classification

References