In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.2 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.10, the NetBIOS dissector could crash. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-netbios.c by ensuring that write operations are bounded by the beginning of a buffer.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.0 Base Score: 7.5
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade wireshark | Jan 3, 2018 | Dec 1, 2017 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade wireshark | Dec 10, 2017 | Dec 1, 2017 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade wireshark-qt5Upgrade wireshark-liteUpgrade tsharkUpgrade tshark-liteUpgrade wireshark | Dec 10, 2017 | Dec 10, 2017 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp2 | — | Upgrade wireshark-gnomeUpgrade wireshark | Dec 4, 2019 | Dec 1, 2017 |
| Oracle Solaris | — | Upgrade diagnostic/wireshark to version 2.4.3-0.175.3.28.0.1.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade diagnostic/wireshark/tshark to version 2.4.3-0.175.3.28.0.1.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade diagnostic/wireshark/wireshark-common to version 2.4.3-0.175.3.28.0.1.0 on Solaris 11.3 | Feb 6, 2018 | Dec 1, 2017 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Nov 30, 2017 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade libwireshark9Upgrade libsmiUpgrade portaudio-develUpgrade libwsutil7Upgrade libwireshark8Upgrade wiresharkUpgrade libwscodecs1Upgrade portaudioUpgrade libwsutil11Upgrade libwiretap6Upgrade libwiretap10Upgrade wireshark-ui-qtUpgrade libwiretap7Upgrade libwireshark13Upgrade wireshark-develUpgrade wireshark-gtkUpgrade libwsutil8 | Dec 2, 2017 | Dec 1, 2017 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade wireshark | Nov 19, 2024 | Dec 1, 2017 |
| Wireshark | — | Upgrade to Wireshark version 2.4.3Upgrade to Wireshark version 2.2.11 | Jan 12, 2018 | Dec 1, 2017 |
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