CVE-2017-11411

Description

In Wireshark through 2.0.13 and 2.2.x through 2.2.7, the openSAFETY dissector could crash or exhaust system memory. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-opensafety.c by adding length validation. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2017-9350.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.48%
Vendor Advisory wireshark.org Vendor Advisory wireshark.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2017-28.html vendor advisory
https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a83a324acdfc07a0ca8b65e6ebaba3374ab19c76
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13755 patch vendor advisory issue tracking

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-11411?
CVE-2017-11411 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-11411?
To fix CVE-2017-11411, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-11411 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2017-11411 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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