Description
In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.3 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.11, the JSON, XML, NTP, XMPP, and GDB dissectors could crash. This was addressed in epan/tvbparse.c by limiting the recursion depth.
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
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102504Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14253Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4f4c95cf46ba6adbd10b09747e10742801bc706b
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f6702e49a9720d173246668495eece6d77eca5b0
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00032.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4101Third Party Advisory
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-01.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102504Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14253Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4f4c95cf46ba6adbd10b09747e10742801bc706b
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f6702e49a9720d173246668495eece6d77eca5b0
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00032.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4101Third Party Advisory
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-01.htmlVendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Jan 11, 2018
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified