High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Jun 26, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-7458
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.
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References
2- 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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