In Wireshark 2.4.0, 2.2.0 to 2.2.8, and 2.0.0 to 2.0.14, the IrCOMM dissector has a buffer over-read and application crash. This was addressed in plugins/irda/packet-ircomm.c by adding length validation.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade wireshark | Oct 25, 2017 | Aug 30, 2017 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade wireshark | Feb 20, 2019 | Aug 30, 2017 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp2 | — | Upgrade wireshark-gnomeUpgrade wireshark | Dec 4, 2019 | Aug 30, 2017 |
| Oracle Solaris | — | Upgrade diagnostic/wireshark/tshark to version 2.4.1-0.175.3.25.0.2.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade diagnostic/wireshark to version 2.4.1-0.175.3.25.0.2.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade diagnostic/wireshark/wireshark-common to version 2.4.1-0.175.3.25.0.2.0 on Solaris 11.3 | Nov 30, 2017 | Aug 30, 2017 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Aug 29, 2017 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade libwscodecs1Upgrade libsmiUpgrade wireshark-gtkUpgrade libwsutil8Upgrade wireshark-ui-qtUpgrade libwiretap10Upgrade wiresharkUpgrade libwireshark9Upgrade libwiretap7Upgrade libwsutil7Upgrade libwireshark13Upgrade wireshark-develUpgrade portaudioUpgrade libwiretap6Upgrade portaudio-develUpgrade libwireshark8Upgrade libwsutil11 | Sep 7, 2017 | Aug 30, 2017 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade wireshark | Nov 19, 2024 | Aug 30, 2017 |
| Wireshark | — | Upgrade to Wireshark version 2.4.1Upgrade to Wireshark version 2.0.15Upgrade to Wireshark version 2.2.9 | Oct 4, 2017 | Aug 30, 2017 |
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