Vulnerability identifier: #VU6905
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 3.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
Wireshark
Server applications /
IDS/IPS systems, Firewalls and proxy servers
Vendor: Wireshark.org
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists due to NULL pointer dereference in the MSNIP dissector when validating an IPv4 address. A remote attacker can inject a malformed packet epan/dissectors/packet-msnip.c onto the wire or persuade the target user to read a malformed packet trace file and cause the application to crash.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.
Mitigation
Update to version 2.0.13, 2.2.7 or later.
Vulnerable software versions
Wireshark: 2.0.0 - 2.0.12, 2.2.0 - 2.2.6
External links
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2017-30.html
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.