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7.5high

CVE-2017-15191

In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.1, 2.2.0 to 2.2.9, and 2.0.0 to 2.0.15, the DMP dissector could crash.

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.7%
percentile 86%
Public exploits
0
none known

In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.1, 2.2.0 to 2.2.9, and 2.0.0 to 2.0.15, the DMP dissector could crash. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-dmp.c by validating a string length.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

2.72% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.07.5CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD2.05.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-134 Use of Externally-Controlled Format String

References

  • wireshark.org /security/wnpa-sec-2017-44.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • bugs.wireshark.org /bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14068 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • lists.debian.org /debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00010.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/101227 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • code.wireshark.org /review/23591 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • code.wireshark.org /review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8dbb21dfde14221dab09b6b9c7719b9067c1f06e · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred

Sources

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