#VU33526 Input validation error in Debian Linux - CVE-2017-11407

Vulnerability identifier: #VU33526

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [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:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-11407

CWE-ID: CWE-20

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Debian Linux
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor: Debian

Description

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

In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.7 and 2.0.0 to 2.0.13, the MQ dissector could crash. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-mq.c by validating the fragment length before a reassembly attempt.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Debian Linux: 8.0

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External links
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99910
https://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038966
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13792
https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=4e54dae7f0d7840836ee6d5ce1e688f152ab2978
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00010.html
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2017-35.html

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.