#VU6915 Denial of service in Wireshark - CVE-2017-9353
Published: June 6, 2017 / Updated: September 14, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU6915
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-2017-9353
CWE-ID: CWE-20
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 in the IPv6 dissector due to improper validation of an IPv6 address. A remote attacker can inject a malformed packet epan/dissectors/packet-ipv6.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 in the IPv6 dissector due to improper validation of an IPv6 address. A remote attacker can inject a malformed packet epan/dissectors/packet-ipv6.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.