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7.5high

CVE-2017-7703

In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.5 and 2.0.0 to 2.0.11, the IMAP dissector could crash, triggered by packet injection or a malformed capture file.

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
3.3%
percentile 88%
Public exploits
0
none known

In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.5 and 2.0.0 to 2.0.11, the IMAP dissector could crash, triggered by packet injection or a malformed capture file. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-imap.c by calculating a line's end correctly.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

3.26% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88% 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-74 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component

References

  • code.wireshark.org /review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=671e32820ab29d41d712cc8a472eab9b672684d9 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • lists.debian.org /debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00010.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id/1038262 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • security.gentoo.org /glsa/201706-12 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
  • wireshark.org /security/wnpa-sec-2017-12.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/97636 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • bugs.wireshark.org /bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13466 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred

Sources

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