Resource exhaustion in Wireshark
CVE-2017-15193
In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.1 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.9, the MBIM dissector could crash or exhaust system memory. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-mbim.c by changing the memory-allocation approach.
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
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: 0.027 (85.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 85th percentile — 85.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.027 · newest: 0.027 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Wireshark — versions 2.2.0, 2.2.1, 2.2.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb
- bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi (Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- code.wireshark.org/review/23537 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2017-43.html (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/101240 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-15193?
- CVE-2017-15193 is a high-severity vulnerability in Wireshark, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-10-10.
- How severe is CVE-2017-15193?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.