CVE-2017-17997
HIGH7.5EPSS 0.70%Published: 12/30/2017Modified: 11/19/2025
Also known as:ALPINE-CVE-2017-17997DEBIAN-CVE-2017-17997
Description
In Wireshark before 2.2.12, the MRDISC dissector misuses a NULL pointer and crashes. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-mrdisc.c by validating an IPv4 address. This vulnerability is similar to CVE-2017-9343.
Affected packages (2)
- Alpine/wiresharkfrom 0, < 2.2.12-r0
- Debian/wiresharkfrom 0, < 2.4.0-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |