CVE-2017-7458

HIGH

ntopng < 2.4 - Denial of Service via Empty Hostname Field in NetworkInterface::getHost

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The NetworkInterface::getHost function in NetworkInterface.cpp in ntopng before 3.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via an empty field that should have contained a hostname or IP address.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Issue Tracking, Patch, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/ntop/ntopng/commit/01f47e04fd7c8d54399c9e465f823f0017069f8f
Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/ntop/ntopng/blob/3.0/CHANGELOG.md

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0191
EPSS Percentile 77.2%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-476
Status published
Products (1)
ntop/ntopng < 2.4
Published Jun 26, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026