CVE-2017-17935
high
CVSS v3
7.5
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
7.5
Description
The File_read_line function in epan/wslua/wslua_file.c in Wireshark through 2.2.11 does not properly strip '\n' characters, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer underflow and application crash) via a crafted packet that triggers the attempted processing of an empty line.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
83%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | 8.0 | affected | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 2.4.4-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 2.4.4-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 2.4.4-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 2.4.4-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 2.4.4-1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| wireshark | wireshark | {"endIncluding":"2.2.11"} | |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102311
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14295
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/#/c/24997/
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=137ab7d5681486c6d6cc8faac4300b7cd4ec0cf1
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00010.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-17935
CWEs
CWE-125
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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