CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-9343

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

In Wireshark versions 2.2.0 to 2.2.6 and 2.0.0 to 2.0.12, the MSNIP dissector misuses a NULL pointer. This was addressed by validating an IPv4 address.

Risk Assessment

The misuse of a NULL pointer may lead to application crashes, potentially affecting the availability of the analytical tool within the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Wireshark to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.6 and 2.0.0 to 2.0.12, the MSNIP dissector misuses a NULL pointer. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-msnip.c by validating an IPv4 address.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS