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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.812282
Category:Denial of Service
Title:Wireshark 'File_read_line' Function Denial of Service Vulnerability - Mac OS X
Summary:Wireshark is prone to a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability.
Description:Summary:
Wireshark is prone to a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability.

Vulnerability Insight:
The flaw is due to a buffer underflow
error in 'File_read_line' function in 'epan/wslua/wslua_file.c' file.

Vulnerability Impact:
Successful exploitation of this
vulnerability will allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service.

Affected Software/OS:
Wireshark version through 2.2.11 on
Mac OS X.

Solution:
Update Wireshark to version 2.2.12 or later.

CVSS Score:
5.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-17935
BugTraq ID: 102311
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102311
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14295
https://code.wireshark.org/review/#/c/24997/
https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=137ab7d5681486c6d6cc8faac4300b7cd4ec0cf1
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00010.html
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