CVE-2017-15193 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Wireshark versions 2.4.0 to 2.4.1 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.9, where a specially crafted MBIM packet could cause the dissector to crash or exhaust system memory. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), indicating it can be exploited remotely with low complexity, leading to high availability impact without affecting confidentiality or integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE. The issue was addressed by modifying the memory allocation approach in the affected dissector.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.2.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.2.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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