Wireshark · Wireshark · CVE-2018-7417
**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions**
Wireshark versions 2.2.0 through 2.2.12
Wireshark versions 2.4.0 through 2.4.4
**Description**
The issue allows an attacker to cause a denial of service, resulting in a crash, by using a malformed packet capture file. This is due to a problem in the IPMI dissector. The estimated number of potentially affected devices worldwide is not specified. There is no information about real-world incidents where this issue was exploited.
**Recommendations**
For Wireshark versions 2.2.0 through 2.2.12, update the epan/dissectors/packet-ipmi-picmg.c file to add support for crafted packets that lack an IPMI header.
For Wireshark versions 2.4.0 through 2.4.4, update the epan/dissectors/packet-ipmi-picmg.c file to add support for crafted packets that lack an IPMI header.
As a temporary workaround, consider disabling the IPMI dissector until a patch is available.