CVE-2017-17997

Impact:
Moderate
Public Date:
2017-12-29
CWE:
CWE-20
Bugzilla:
1530893: CVE-2017-17997 wireshark: Misuse of NULL pointer in MRDISC dissector

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

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.

Find out more about CVE-2017-17997 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

CVSS v3 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS3 Base Score 5.9
CVSS3 Base Metrics CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity High
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact High

Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 wireshark Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 wireshark Will not fix

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