In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.4 and 2.0.0 to 2.0.10, there is a K12 file parser crash, triggered by a malformed capture file. This was addressed in wiretap/k12.c by validating the relationships between lengths and offsets.
                
            References
                    | Link | Resource | 
|---|---|
| http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3811 | Third Party Advisory | 
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96565 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry | 
| https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13431 | Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory | 
| https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7edc761a01cda8e1b37677f673985582330317d2 | |
| https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2017-09.html | Vendor Advisory | 
| http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3811 | Third Party Advisory | 
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96565 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry | 
| https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13431 | Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory | 
| https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7edc761a01cda8e1b37677f673985582330317d2 | |
| https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2017-09.html | Vendor Advisory | 
Configurations
                    History
                    21 Nov 2024, 03:29
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added | 
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| References | () http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3811 - Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96565 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry | |
| References | () https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13431 - Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7edc761a01cda8e1b37677f673985582330317d2 - | |
| References | () https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2017-09.html - Vendor Advisory | 
07 Nov 2023, 02:49
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Information
                Published : 2017-03-04 03:59
Updated : 2025-04-20 01:37
NVD link : CVE-2017-6473
Mitre link : CVE-2017-6473
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-6473
JSON object : View
Products Affected
                wireshark
- wireshark
debian
- debian_linux
CWE
                
                    
                        
                        CWE-20
                        
            Improper Input Validation
