High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Jun 26, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026

CVE-2017-7458

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.

Affected products

Ntop/Ntopng
cpe:2.3:a:ntop:ntopng:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=2.4

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

github.com/ntop/ntopng/blob/3.0/CHANGELOG.mdnvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
github.com/ntop/ntopng/commit/01f47e04fd7c8d54399c9e465f823f0017069f8fnvdIssue TrackingPatchRelease NotesThird Party Advisory

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