VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-17083
In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.2 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.10, the NetBIOS dissector could crash.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 2.74%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.74%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.2 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.10, the NetBIOS dissector could crash. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-netbios.c by ensuring that write operations are bounded by the beginning of a buffer.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.74% probability · 85th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-754
- Affected
- wireshark/wireshark · debian/debian linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102029Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14249Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=79768d63d14fbce6bf7fb4d4a1c86be0c5205eb3
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00029.html
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4060Third Party Advisory
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2017-48.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102029Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14249Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=79768d63d14fbce6bf7fb4d4a1c86be0c5205eb3
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00029.html
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4060Third Party Advisory
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2017-48.htmlVendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.