CVE-2017-6469 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Wireshark versions 2.2.0 to 2.2.4 and 2.0.0 to 2.0.10, specifically within the LDSS dissector. This flaw, caused by a lack of memory allocation for a data structure, can be triggered by injecting malicious packets or processing a malformed capture file, leading to a crash. With a CVSS v3 score of 7.5 (High), it presents a network-exploitable vulnerability with low attack complexity, requiring no user interaction or privileges, and resulting in high availability impact. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 2.0.0, <= 2.0.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 2.2.0, <= 2.2.4CPE 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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