CVE-2017-17935
CVSS V2 Medium 5
CVSS V3 High 7.5
Description
The File_read_line function in epan/wslua/wslua_file.c in Wireshark through 2.2.11 does not properly strip '\n' characters, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer underflow and application crash) via a crafted packet that triggers the attempted processing of an empty line.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2017-17935
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2017-12-27T17:08:22
- Last Modified Date
- 2019-10-03T00:03:26
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 2.2.11 | |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Integrity Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 5
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 10
- Impact Score
- 2.9
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 7.5
- Base Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 3.9
- Impact Score
- 3.6
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=137ab7d5681486c6d6cc8faac4300b7cd4ec0cf1 | Issue Tracking Patch |
| https://code.wireshark.org/review/#/c/24997/ | Issue Tracking Patch |
| https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14295 | Issue Tracking |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102311 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00010.html | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-17935 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-17935 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 17:24:22 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-03 00:26:14 | 2017-12-27T17:08Z | 2017-12-27T17:08:22 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-03 00:26:14 | 2019-10-03T00:03:26 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-03 00:26:14 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |