7.5
HIGH CVSS 3.0
CVE-2017-9348
Wireshark DOF Buffer Overwrite
Description

In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.6, the DOF dissector could read past the end of a buffer. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-dof.c by validating a size value.

INFO

Published Date :

June 2, 2017, 5:29 a.m.

Last Modified :

April 20, 2025, 1:37 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-9348 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Wireshark wireshark
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 3.0 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
Upgrade Wireshark to a version that addresses the buffer overflow vulnerability.
  • Upgrade to Wireshark version 2.0.13, 2.2.7, or later.
  • Update the affected Wireshark packages.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-9348 is associated with the following CWEs:

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2017-9348 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-9348 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98801
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038612
    Added Reference https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=1151
    Added Reference https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13608
    Added Reference https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7fe55f96672b7bf2b4ceb9ae039a0f43eddd3151
    Added Reference https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2017-23.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7fe55f96672b7bf2b4ceb9ae039a0f43eddd3151 [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=7fe55f96672b7bf2b4ceb9ae039a0f43eddd3151
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 20, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98801 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98801 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038612 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038612 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.2.0 up to (including) 2.2.6
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 08, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038612 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 06, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98801 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 05, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=7fe55f96672b7bf2b4ceb9ae039a0f43eddd3151 No Types Assigned https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=7fe55f96672b7bf2b4ceb9ae039a0f43eddd3151 Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13608 No Types Assigned https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13608 Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2017-23.html No Types Assigned https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2017-23.html Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=1151 No Types Assigned https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=1151 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-119
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.5
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 5
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.78 }} 0.17%

score

0.72685

percentile