CVE-2017-13765

Description

In Wireshark 2.4.0, 2.2.0 to 2.2.8, and 2.0.0 to 2.0.14, the IrCOMM dissector has a buffer over-read and application crash. This was addressed in plugins/irda/packet-ircomm.c by adding length validation.

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100551	third party advisory vdb entry
https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=94666d4357096fc45e3bcad3d9414a14f0831bc8
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00010.html	third party advisory mailing list
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2017-41.html	vendor advisory
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13929	patch vendor advisory issue tracking
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039254	third party advisory vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-13765?: CVE-2017-13765 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-13765?: To fix CVE-2017-13765, 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-2017-13765 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2017-13765 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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Description

Category

CWE-125 – Out-of-bounds Read

References

Frequently Asked Questions