Description
In Wireshark before 2.2.12, the MRDISC dissector misuses a NULL pointer and crashes. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-mrdisc.c by validating an IPv4 address. This vulnerability is similar to CVE-2017-9343.
Metrics
CVSS 3.0 7.5/10
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14299Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/#/c/25063/Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=80a695869c9aef2fb473d9361da068022be7cb50
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00010.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-02.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14299Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/#/c/25063/Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=80a695869c9aef2fb473d9361da068022be7cb50
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00010.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-02.htmlVendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Dec 30, 2017
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified