7.5

CVE-2017-9766: debian debian_linux Uncontrolled Recursion

CVSS: 7.5v3.0HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2017-9766DEBIAN-CVE-2017-9766
Published 21-06-2017Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-9766 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Uncontrolled Recursion vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 3.42% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
3.42%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 3 · Related 2
DLA-1634-1SUSE-SU-2017:2555-1SUSE-SU-2018:0054-1

Timeline

  1. 21-06-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In Wireshark 2.2.7, PROFINET IO data with a high recursion depth allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack exhaustion) in the dissect_IODWriteReq function in plugins/profinet/packet-dcerpc-pn-io.c.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

3.42%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

89%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 3.42% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
3.42%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian2 products
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

3 vendors · 4 products

References

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