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CVE-2017-6470

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-6470 describes an infinite loop vulnerability in Wireshark versions 2.2.0 through 2.2.4 and 2.0.0 through 2.0.10, specifically within the IAX2 dissector. This flaw can be triggered by injecting malicious packets or processing a malformed capture file. With a CVSS v3 score of 7.5 (High), this vulnerability allows for a denial of service (availability impact) without requiring user interaction or elevated privileges, though it does not impact 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.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(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 Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.5HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.86%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
85.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0286 is in the 74th percentile among its peer group of 51,506 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (3)

redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: wireshark
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: wireshark
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: wireshark

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2017-6470Moderate

wireshark: IAX2 infinite loop (wnpa-sec-2017-10)

Mar 3, 2017

References

bugs.wireshark.org / bugzilla/show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
code.wireshark.org / review/gitweb
wireshark.org / security/wnpa-sec-2017-10.html
Vendor Advisory
debian.org / security/2017/dsa-3811
Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/96563
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry