CVE-2017-17085: High severity Wireshark Wireshark vulnerability

Published Dec 1, 2017
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Updated

In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.2 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.10, the CIP Safety dissector could crash. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-cipsafety.c by validating the packet length.

Affected Software

17 affected componentsFixes available
debian/wireshark
2.6.20-0+deb10u42.6.20-0+deb10u73.4.10-0+deb11u14.0.6-1~deb12u14.0.10-1
Wireshark Wireshark=2.2.0
Wireshark Wireshark=2.2.1
Wireshark Wireshark=2.2.2
Wireshark Wireshark=2.2.3
Wireshark Wireshark=2.2.4
Wireshark Wireshark=2.2.5
Wireshark Wireshark=2.2.6
Wireshark Wireshark=2.2.7
Wireshark Wireshark=2.2.8
Wireshark Wireshark=2.2.9
Wireshark Wireshark=2.2.10
Wireshark Wireshark=2.4.0
Wireshark Wireshark=2.4.1
Wireshark Wireshark=2.4.2
Debian Debian Linux=8.0
Debian Debian Linux=9.0

Event History

Dec 1, 2017
CVE Published
via MITRE·08:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·08:00 AM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2017-17085?

CVE-2017-17085 has been classified as a medium severity vulnerability.

2

How do I fix CVE-2017-17085?

To fix CVE-2017-17085, upgrade Wireshark to a version later than 2.4.2 or apply necessary patches provided in the latest updates.

3

Which versions of Wireshark are affected by CVE-2017-17085?

CVE-2017-17085 affects Wireshark versions 2.4.0 to 2.4.2 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.10.

4

What does CVE-2017-17085 affect in Wireshark?

CVE-2017-17085 affects the CIP Safety dissector, which could cause a crash when processing packets.

5

Can CVE-2017-17085 lead to data exposure?

CVE-2017-17085 itself does not lead to data exposure but could disrupt network analysis by crashing the Wireshark application.

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