Buffer overflow in Wireshark
CVE-2017-13766
In Wireshark 2.4.0 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.8, the Profinet I/O dissector could crash with an out-of-bounds write. This was addressed in plugins/profinet/packet-dcerpc-pn-io.c by adding string validation.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.020 (80.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 81st percentile — 80.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.020 · newest: 0.020 · change: -0.000
Affected products
- Wireshark — versions 2.0.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb
- www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2017-39.html (Vendor Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4060 (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/100542 (vdb-entry)
- bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi (Patch, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1039254 (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-13766?
- CVE-2017-13766 is a high-severity vulnerability in Wireshark, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-08-30.
- How severe is CVE-2017-13766?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.