#VU6909 Null pointer dereference in Wireshark - CVE-2017-9347
Published: June 6, 2017 / Updated: September 14, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU6909
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-9347
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
Wireshark
Wireshark
Software vendor:
Wireshark.org
Wireshark.org
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists due to NULL pointer dereference in the ROS dissector when validating an OID. A remote attacker can inject a malformed packet epan/dissectors/asn1/ros/packet-ros-template.c onto the wire or persuade the target user to read a malformed packet trace file and cause the application to crash.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.
The weakness exists due to NULL pointer dereference in the ROS dissector when validating an OID. A remote attacker can inject a malformed packet epan/dissectors/asn1/ros/packet-ros-template.c onto the wire or persuade the target user to read a malformed packet trace file and cause the application to crash.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.
Remediation
Update to version 2.2.7 or later.