CVE-2017-9353 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Wireshark versions 2.2.0 through 2.2.6, where a malformed IPv6 packet could cause the application to crash due to insufficient validation in the IPv6 dissector. This vulnerability carries a CVSS v3 score of 7.5 (High), indicating it can be exploited remotely with low complexity, leading to high availability impact without requiring user interaction or privileges. While there is no evidence of active exploitation, a public proof-of-concept exploit exists on ExploitDB, and the vulnerability has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 2.2.0, <= 2.2.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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