CVE-2017-9348 Memory corruption in n/a
An attacker can cause a buffer overflow in Wireshark's DOF dissector, potentially leading to application crashes or arbitrary code execution.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2017-9348?
CVE-2017-9348 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Wireshark Wireshark, published on 2 Jun 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.6, the DOF dissector could read past the end of a buffer. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-dof.c by validating a size value.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-9348?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wireshark Wireshark.
How do I fix CVE-2017-9348?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2017-9348 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-9348 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Wireshark Wireshark
Sources
Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2017-9348, DEBIAN-CVE-2017-9348, GHSA-cjxh-4qv8-vvgw, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-9348.