CVE-2017-13766 Memory corruption in n/a
An out-of-bounds write in the Profinet I/O dissector allows attackers to crash Wireshark via malicious packets.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2017-13766?
CVE-2017-13766 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Wireshark Wireshark, published on 30 Aug 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In Wireshark 2.4.0 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.8, the Profinet I/O dissector could crash with an out-of-bounds write. This was addressed in plugins/profinet/packet-dcerpc-pn-io.c by adding string validation.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-13766?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wireshark Wireshark.
How do I fix CVE-2017-13766?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2017-13766 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-13766 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Wireshark Wireshark
Sources
Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2017-13766, DEBIAN-CVE-2017-13766, GHSA-8v46-667r-cgvm, MGASA-2017-0328, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-13766.