CVE-2017-9353
mediumpriority · attend · 45EPSS 0.140 · 97 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
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
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5–7.5
weaknesses
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exploits (1)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
- EDB-42123Wireshark 2.2.6 - IPv6 Dissector Denial of Servicefunctional · exploit_db
affected products (2)
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also known as (3)
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sources
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references (21)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98805cnnvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038612cnnvd
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=1303cnnvd
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13675cnnvd
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=40b2d475c2ad550c1a0f536d5eb30f2a7404c4f0cnnvd
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42123/cnnvd
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2017-33.htmlcnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98805enisa_euvd
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