CVE-2017-7747

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Wireshark versions 2.0.0 through 2.0.11 Wireshark versions 2.2.0 through 2.2.5

Description The issue is related to the PacketBB dissector, which could crash due to packet injection or a malformed capture file. This crash was triggered by uncontrolled additions to the protocol tree.

Recommendations For Wireshark versions 2.0.0 through 2.0.11, update to a version where the issue is fixed by restricting additions to the protocol tree in epan/dissectors/packet-packetbb.c. For Wireshark versions 2.2.0 through 2.2.5, update to a version where the issue is fixed by restricting additions to the protocol tree in epan/dissectors/packet-packetbb.c.