CVE-2017-17997 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting Wireshark versions prior to 2.2.12, specifically within the MRDISC dissector. It allows an unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial of service (crash) by misusing a NULL pointer, similar to CVE-2017-9343. While the CVSS score is 7.5 (High) due to its network-based attack vector and low complexity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.2.11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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