Wireshark 'epan/dissectors/packet-ipv6.c' Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	98805
Class:	Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE:	CVE-2017-9353
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Jun 05 2017 12:00AM
Updated:	Jun 05 2017 12:00AM
Credit:	OSS-Fuzz project.
Vulnerable:	Wireshark Wireshark 2.2.6 Wireshark Wireshark 2.2.5 Wireshark Wireshark 2.2.4 Wireshark Wireshark 2.2.3 Wireshark Wireshark 2.2.2 Wireshark Wireshark 2.2.1 Wireshark Wireshark 2.2 Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 Redhat Enterprise Linux 6 + Trustix Secure Enterprise Linux 2.0 + Trustix Secure Linux 2.2 + Trustix Secure Linux 2.1 + Trustix Secure Linux 2.0
Not Vulnerable:	Wireshark Wireshark 2.2.7

Wireshark 'epan/dissectors/packet-ipv6.c' Denial of Service Vulnerability

Wireshark is prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability because it fails to properly handle certain types of packets.

Attackers can exploit this issue to crash the affected application, resulting in denial-of-service conditions.

Wireshark 2.2.0 through 2.2.6 are vulnerable.

Wireshark 'epan/dissectors/packet-ipv6.c' Denial of Service Vulnerability

A sample packet trace file is available in the Wireshark bug report. Please see the references for more information.

Wireshark 'epan/dissectors/packet-ipv6.c' Denial of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.

Wireshark 'epan/dissectors/packet-ipv6.c' Denial of Service Vulnerability

References:

• [oss-fuzz] UBSAN: member access within null pointer of type 'const struct e_in6_ (Wireshark)
  
• packet-ipv6.c: dissect_routing6_rpl must have IPv6 addresses. (Wireshark)
  
• Wireshark Homepage (Wireshark)
  
• wnpa-sec-2017-33 · IPv6 dissector crash (Wireshark)