epan/dissectors/packet-sctp.c in the SCTP dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.9 and 2.0.x before 2.0.1 does not validate the frame pointer, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted packet.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.5
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade wireshark | Aug 30, 2017 | Jan 4, 2016 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade wireshark | Mar 8, 2016 | Jan 4, 2016 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade net-analyzer/wireshark. | Oct 30, 2017 | Jan 4, 2016 |
| Oracle Solaris | — | Upgrade diagnostic/wireshark/tshark to version 1.12.9-0.175.3.5.0.4.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade diagnostic/wireshark to version 1.12.9-0.175.3.5.0.4.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade diagnostic/wireshark/wireshark-common to version 1.12.9-0.175.3.5.0.4.0 on Solaris 11.3 | May 29, 2017 | Jan 4, 2016 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Dec 29, 2015 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade wireshark-ui-qtUpgrade libwiretap6Upgrade libwsutil11Upgrade wireshark-gtkUpgrade libwireshark9Upgrade libwiretap10Upgrade libwireshark8Upgrade libwsutil8Upgrade libwsutil7Upgrade libwscodecs1Upgrade libwiretap7Upgrade wiresharkUpgrade libwireshark13Upgrade wireshark-devel | Feb 2, 2016 | Jan 4, 2016 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade wireshark | Nov 19, 2024 | Jan 4, 2016 |
| Wireshark | — | Upgrade to Wireshark version 1.12.9Upgrade to Wireshark version 2.0.1 | Oct 4, 2017 | Jan 4, 2016 |
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