CVE-2017-5597 describes an integer overflow vulnerability in the DHCPv6 dissector of Wireshark versions 2.2.0 to 2.2.3 and 2.0.0 to 2.0.9. This flaw, rated High severity (CVSS 7.5), could lead to a denial-of-service condition by causing a large loop when processing specially crafted packets or malformed capture files. While the vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding it.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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