In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.5 and 2.0.0 to 2.0.11, the PacketBB dissector could crash, triggered by packet injection or a malformed capture file. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-packetbb.c by restricting additions to the protocol tree.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade wireshark | Feb 20, 2019 | Apr 12, 2017 |
| Oracle Solaris | — | Upgrade diagnostic/wireshark/tshark to version 2.2.6-0.175.3.21.0.4.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade diagnostic/wireshark/wireshark-common to version 2.2.6-0.175.3.21.0.4.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade diagnostic/wireshark to version 2.2.6-0.175.3.21.0.4.0 on Solaris 11.3 | Jun 27, 2017 | Apr 12, 2017 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Apr 12, 2017 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade libwiretap7Upgrade libwireshark13Upgrade wireshark-develUpgrade wireshark-gtkUpgrade libwiretap6Upgrade libwsutil11Upgrade libwiretap10Upgrade libwireshark9Upgrade libwscodecs1Upgrade wiresharkUpgrade libwsutil7Upgrade wireshark-ui-qtUpgrade libwsutil8Upgrade libwireshark8 | Apr 21, 2017 | Apr 12, 2017 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade wireshark | Nov 19, 2024 | Apr 12, 2017 |
| Wireshark | — | Upgrade to Wireshark version 2.0.12Upgrade to Wireshark version 2.2.6 | Apr 25, 2018 | Apr 12, 2017 |
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