high7.5
CVE-2017-17997
In Wireshark before 2.2.12, the MRDISC dissector misuses a NULL pointer and crashes.
Impact
In Wireshark before 2.2.12, the MRDISC dissector misuses a NULL pointer and crashes. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-mrdisc.c by validating an IPv4 address. This vulnerability is similar to CVE-2017-9343.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Wireshark | Wireshark | through 2.2.11 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | Version 8.0 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14299
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/#/c/25063/
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=80a695869c9aef2fb473d9361da068022be7cb50
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00010.html
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-02.html
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14299
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/#/c/25063/
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=80a695869c9aef2fb473d9361da068022be7cb50
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00010.html
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-02.html