CVE-2017-17997

In Wireshark before 2.2.12, the MRDISC dissector misuses a NULL pointer and crashes

published December 30, 2017

CVSS
—
EPSS
2%
Percentile
78.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

In Wireshark before 2.2.12, the MRDISC dissector misuses a NULL pointer and crashes. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-mrdisc.c by validating an IPv4 address. This vulnerability is similar to CVE-2017-9343.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.01814 · 78.4th percentile
Published
2017-12-30T07:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 30 DEC 07:00Z
    In Wireshark before 2.2.12, the MRDISC dissector misuses a NULL pointer and crashes
    cvelistv5