CVE-2019-5717

MEDIUMNVD 5.55.5—

5.5

In Wireshark 2.6.0 to 2.6.5 and 2.4.0 to 2.4.11, the P_MUL dissector could crash. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-p_mul.c by rejecting the invalid sequence number of zero.

CVSS v3: 5.5
EG Score: 5.5(medium)
EPSS: 38.7%
KEV: Not listed

Published

January 8, 2019

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (16)

cve@mitrehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00027.html
cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106482
cve@mitrehttps://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=15337
cve@mitrehttps://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=bf9272a92f3df1e4ccfaad434e123222ae5313f7
cve@mitrehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00022.html
cve@mitrehttps://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Mar/35
cve@mitrehttps://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4416
cve@mitrehttps://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2019-02.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00027.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106482
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=15337
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=bf9272a92f3df1e4ccfaad434e123222ae5313f7
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00022.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Mar/35
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4416

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-20Improper Input Validation

Data Freshness Timeline

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2019-5717?

CVE-2019-5717 is a medium vulnerability published on January 8, 2019. In Wireshark 2.6.0 to 2.6.5 and 2.4.0 to 2.4.11, the PMUL dissector could crash. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-pmul.c by rejecting the invalid sequence number of zero.

When was CVE-2019-5717 disclosed?

CVE-2019-5717 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on January 8, 2019, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2019-5717 actively exploited?

CVE-2019-5717 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 38.7% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2019-5717?

CVE-2019-5717 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2019-5717?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2019-5717, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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