SB2017122110 - Fedora 27 update for wireshark
Published: December 21, 2017 Updated: April 24, 2025
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 3 vulnerabilities.
1) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-17084)
CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
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)
CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
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)
CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
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.