CVE-2017-15190 Null dereference in n/a
High 7.5
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-15190 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2017-15190 is a high-severity vulnerability in Wireshark Wireshark, published on 10 Oct 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-15190 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Wireshark Wireshark. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-15190/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-15190/index.md)
A null pointer dereference in the RTSP dissector allows attackers to crash Wireshark by sending malicious network traffic.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2017-15190?
CVE-2017-15190 is a high-severity vulnerability in Wireshark Wireshark, published on 10 Oct 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 to 2.4.1, the RTSP dissector could crash. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-rtsp.c by correcting the scope of a variable.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-15190?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wireshark Wireshark.
How do I fix CVE-2017-15190?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2017-15190 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-15190 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Wireshark Wireshark
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-15190, GHSA-36qv-g79h-cx7v, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-15190.