Out-of-bounds Read Affecting wireshark package, versions <2.4.4-1
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- published15 Jul 2026
- disclosed27 Dec 2017
Introduced: 27 Dec 2017
CVE-2017-17935 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Echo:latest wireshark to version 2.4.4-1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream wireshark package and not the wireshark package as distributed by Echo.
See How to fix? for Echo:latest relevant fixed versions and status.
The File_read_line function in epan/wslua/wslua_file.c in Wireshark through 2.2.11 does not properly strip '\n' characters, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer underflow and application crash) via a crafted packet that triggers the attempted processing of an empty line.
References
- https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2017-17935
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-17935
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=137ab7d5681486c6d6cc8faac4300b7cd4ec0cf1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102311
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14295
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/#/c/24997/
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=137ab7d5681486c6d6cc8faac4300b7cd4ec0cf1
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00010.html