CVE-2017-6474 describes an infinite loop vulnerability in the NetScaler file parser of Wireshark versions 2.2.0 through 2.2.4 and 2.0.0 through 2.0.10, triggered by a specially crafted capture file. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) allows an unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial of service (availability impact) with low attack complexity, as it can be exploited remotely over the network. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion 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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