The File_read_line function in epan/wslua/wslua_file.c in Wireshark through 2.2.11 does not properly strip '\n' characters, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer underflow and application crash) via a crafted packet that triggers the attempted processing of an empty line.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-12-27T07:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-05T21:06:49.545Z

Reserved: 2017-12-27T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2017-17935

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-12-27T17:08:22.953

Modified: 2023-11-07T02:41:48.513

Link: CVE-2017-17935

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2017-12-27T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2017-17935 - Bugzilla