High severity · published Oct 10, 2017
CVE-2017-15190
In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.1, the RTSP dissector could crash
7.5
CVSS
1.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.1, the RTSP dissector could crash. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-rtsp.c by correcting the scope of a variable.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.7% · higher than 77% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WI
Wireshark · Wireshark
2.4.0; 2.4.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15190
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-15190
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101229
Issue Tracking
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14077
Patch
https://code.wireshark.org/review/23635
code.wireshark.org
https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e27870eaa6efa1c2dac08aa41a67fe9f0839e6e0
Vendor Advisory
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2017-45.html
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