CVE-2017-9350

Description

In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.6 and 2.0.0 to 2.0.12, the openSAFETY dissector could crash or exhaust system memory. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-opensafety.c by checking for a negative length.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.25% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory wireshark.org Vendor Advisory wireshark.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13649 patch vendor advisory issue tracking
https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=dbc7cb0bbdd501fa96e0cb98668f6d6bf17ac4e6
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=1212 third party advisory issue tracking
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98806 third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038612 third party advisory vdb entry
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2017-28.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-9350?
CVE-2017-9350 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-9350?
To fix CVE-2017-9350, 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-2017-9350 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2017-9350 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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