CVE-2017-17997

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CVSS 3.0

7.5 high

EPSS

2%p77

Published

Dec 30, 2017 (Dec 30, 2017)

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

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.

Vendors: wireshark debian
Products: wireshark, debian linux
Weakness: CWE-476
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

NVD CVE.org GitHub PoCs EPSS (1.8%)

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