7.5

CVE-2017-9353: wireshark Improper Input Validation

CVSS: 7.5v3.0HighModified
AliasesALPINE-CVE-2017-9353UBUNTU-CVE-2017-9353DEBIAN-CVE-2017-9353
Published 02-06-2017Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-9353 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in wireshark. EPSS estimates a 14.01% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96.5% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
43/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
14.01%
0%100%
Medium · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1exploit-database

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 3 · Related 3
OPENSUSE-SU-2024:11513-1SUSE-SU-2017:1663-1SUSE-SU-2017:1664-1

Timeline

  1. 02-06-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.6, the IPv6 dissector could crash. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-ipv6.c by validating an IPv6 address.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

14.01%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

97%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 14.01% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
14.01%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • exploit-databasedosmultipleVerified

    Wireshark 2.2.6 - IPv6 Dissector Denial of Service

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Alpine1 product
  • wireshark≥ 2.2.0, < 2.2.7-r0
Debian1 product
  • wireshark< 2.2.7-1
Ubuntu1 product
  • wireshark< 2.6.3-1~ubuntu14.04.1 | < 2.6.3-1~ubuntu16.04.1 | < 2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1
Wireshark1 product

4 vendors · 4 products

References

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