vulnerability
Ubuntu: (CVE-2017-17935): wireshark vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Dec 27, 2017 | Nov 19, 2024 | Apr 16, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Dec 27, 2017
Added
Nov 19, 2024
Modified
Apr 16, 2026
Description
The File_read_line function in epan/wslua/wslua_file.c in Wireshark through 2.2.11 does not properly strip '\n' characters, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer underflow and application crash) via a crafted packet that triggers the attempted processing of an empty line.
Solution
ubuntu-upgrade-wireshark
References
- CVE-2017-17935
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2017-17935
- CWE-125
- EUVD-EUVD-2017-9078
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14295
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/#/c/24997/
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=137ab7d5681486c6d6cc8faac4300b7cd4ec0cf1
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2017-9078
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-17935
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