Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2017-11407 is a Wireshark crash issue in the MQ dissector. An affected analyst workstation or sensor using vulnerable Wireshark versions could crash while processing certain MQ data. The known impact is availability loss for packet analysis, not confirmed remote code execution or data theft. Exposure is most likely where vulnerable Wireshark builds are used to inspect MQ traffic or packet captures containing MQ dissector input. This mainly affects analyst desktops, troubleshooting hosts, training labs, and systems that automate Wireshark-based packet parsing. Treat as a targeted availability risk to security operations, not an enterprise-wide emergency. Prioritize patching systems used by SOC, incident response, network engineering, and anyone opening third-party packet captures. Mitigation focus: Upgrade Wireshark beyond the affected 2.2.0-2.2.7 and 2.0.0-2.0.13 ranges.; Apply vendor or distribution security updates, including relevant Debian Wireshark updates where applicable.; Avoid opening untrusted packet captures with vulnerable Wireshark versions..
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4e54dae7f0d7840836ee6d5ce1e688f152ab2978CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13792CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- [debian-lts-announce] 20190115 [SECURITY] [DLA 1634-1] wireshark security updateCVE reference · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2017-35.htmlCVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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