CVE-2017-6014: In Wireshark 2.2.4 and earlier, a crafted or malformed STANAG 4607 capture file will cause an infinite loop...

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This issue can make Wireshark run out of memory when it opens a malformed STANAG 4607 capture file. The practical risk is denial of service to an analyst workstation or automated packet-processing workflow, not data theft or code execution based on the provided sources. Exposure is most likely where older Wireshark versions, especially 2.2.4 or earlier, are used to open STANAG 4607 or untrusted capture files. Risk increases for SOC, forensics, QA, or automated ingestion systems that process externally supplied captures. Treat this as a targeted denial-of-service risk for packet analysis operations. Prioritize remediation where Wireshark processes untrusted captures or supports incident response, but it does not appear to be a remote code execution issue from the supplied evidence. Mitigation focus: Upgrade Wireshark using vendor or distribution guidance.; Review Debian DSA-3811 and Gentoo GLSA-201706-12 for packaged update direction.; Avoid opening untrusted STANAG 4607 capture files on legacy Wireshark builds..

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Jun 13, 2026, 06:20 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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