CVE-2017-9616

Description

In Wireshark 2.2.7, overly deep mp4 chunks may cause stack exhaustion (uncontrolled recursion) in the dissect_mp4_box function in epan/dissectors/file-mp4.c.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.10%
Vendor Advisory wireshark.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99085 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038706 vdb entry third party advisory
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13777 issue tracking vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-9616?
CVE-2017-9616 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-9616?
To fix CVE-2017-9616, 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-2017-9616 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2017-9616 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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