CVE-2017-17935

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…

published December 27, 2017

CVSS
—
EPSS
3%
Percentile
87.1
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.02958 · 87.1th percentile
Published
2017-12-27T07:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 27 DEC 07:00Z
    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…
    cvelistv5