CVE-2017-9354 Denial of service in n/a
A flaw in the RGMP dissector allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted packet, affecting Wireshark users.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2017-9354?
CVE-2017-9354 is a high-severity denial of service 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 and 2.0.0 to 2.0.12, the RGMP dissector could crash. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-rgmp.c by validating an IPv4 address.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-9354?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wireshark Wireshark.
How do I fix CVE-2017-9354?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2017-9354 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-9354 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Wireshark Wireshark
Sources
Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2017-9354, DEBIAN-CVE-2017-9354, GHSA-x56p-cxvh-hvcq, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-9354.