CVE-2017-6473 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 K12 file parser. An unauthenticated attacker could trigger a crash by providing a specially crafted, malformed capture file. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), this vulnerability has a high availability impact, though it requires no user interaction or complex attack conditions. There is 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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