SB2017122110 - Fedora 27 update for wireshark

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SB2017122110 - Fedora 27 update for wireshark

Published: December 21, 2017 Updated: April 24, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2017122110
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 3
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 3 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-17084)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to an error in the IWARP_MPA dissector in epan/dissectors/packet-iwarp-mpa.c when processing network packets. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted packet and crash the vulnerable application.


2) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-17083)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to an error in the NetBIOS dissector in epan/dissectors/packet-netbios.c when processing network packets. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted packet and crash the vulnerable application.


3) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-17085)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to an error in the CIP Safety dissector in epan/dissectors/packet-cipsafety.c when processing network packets. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted packet and crash the vulnerable application.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References