NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting wireshark package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
14.21% (97th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS6-WIRESHARK-1990769
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed1 Jun 2017

Introduced: 1 Jun 2017

CVE-2017-9347  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:6 wireshark.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream wireshark package and not the wireshark package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.6, the ROS dissector could crash with a NULL pointer dereference. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/asn1/ros/packet-ros-template.c by validating an OID.