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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade wireshark | Feb 20, 2019 | Apr 12, 2017 |
| Oracle Solaris | — | Upgrade diagnostic/wireshark/wireshark-common to version 2.2.6-0.175.3.21.0.4.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade diagnostic/wireshark/tshark 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 wireshark-develUpgrade libwiretap7Upgrade libwireshark13Upgrade libwiretap10Upgrade wireshark-ui-qtUpgrade wiresharkUpgrade libwsutil8Upgrade libwireshark8Upgrade libwsutil11Upgrade libwireshark9Upgrade libwiretap6Upgrade libwsutil7Upgrade libwscodecs1Upgrade wireshark-gtk | Apr 21, 2017 | Apr 12, 2017 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade wireshark | Nov 19, 2024 | Apr 12, 2017 |
| Wireshark | — | Upgrade to Wireshark version 2.2.6Upgrade to Wireshark version 2.0.12 | Apr 25, 2018 | Apr 12, 2017 |
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