In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.6 and 2.0.0 to 2.0.12, the openSAFETY dissector could crash or exhaust system memory. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-opensafety.c by checking for a negative length.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade wireshark | Sep 20, 2017 | Jun 2, 2017 |
| Arch Linux | — | Upgrade to the latest version of Arch Linux | Jul 11, 2025 | Jun 2, 2017 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade wireshark | Jul 30, 2024 | Jun 2, 2017 |
| Oracle Solaris | — | Upgrade diagnostic/wireshark/wireshark-common to version 2.2.8-0.175.3.24.0.1.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade diagnostic/wireshark/tshark to version 2.2.8-0.175.3.24.0.1.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade diagnostic/wireshark to version 2.2.8-0.175.3.24.0.1.0 on Solaris 11.3 | Aug 21, 2017 | Jun 2, 2017 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Jun 1, 2017 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade libwsutil8Upgrade libwiretap6Upgrade libwsutil11Upgrade libwireshark13Upgrade wireshark-develUpgrade libwiretap7Upgrade libwsutil7Upgrade libwireshark9Upgrade libwireshark8Upgrade wireshark-gtkUpgrade libwscodecs1Upgrade libwiretap10Upgrade wireshark-ui-qtUpgrade wireshark | Jun 12, 2017 | Jun 2, 2017 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade wireshark | Nov 19, 2024 | Jun 2, 2017 |
| Wireshark | — | Upgrade to Wireshark version 2.2.8Upgrade to Wireshark version 2.0.14 | Oct 4, 2017 | Jun 2, 2017 |
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