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CVE-2017-9616: In Wireshark 2.2.7, overly deep mp4 chunks may cause stack exhaustion (uncontrolled recursion) in the disse...

In Wireshark 2.2.7, overly deep mp4 chunks may cause stack exhaustion (uncontrolled recursion) in the dissect_mp4_box function in epan/dissectors/file-mp4.c.

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This issue can crash Wireshark 2.2.7 when it processes overly deep MP4 chunk structures. The business impact is mainly analyst workstation disruption or denial of service during packet or file analysis, not proven data theft or remote system takeover from the provided sources. Exposure is most likely on systems running Wireshark 2.2.7 where users inspect untrusted MP4-related traffic or files. The source bundle does not establish server-side exposure or other affected products. Treat this as a focused hygiene issue for security tooling. It can interrupt analysis and create operational friction, but the provided evidence does not support emergency prioritization for active exploitation or critical compromise. Mitigation focus: Inventory analyst systems for Wireshark 2.2.7 installations.; Check Wireshark bug 13777 and vendor guidance for fixed releases.; Avoid processing untrusted MP4 samples in Wireshark until remediated..

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