CVE-2017-17935

HighCVSS 7.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 7.5/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-125

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Dec 27, 2017
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2017-17935: High severity, CVSS 7.5 | Vulnix