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CVE-2017-17997

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 1.78%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-12-30 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE
CVE-2017-17997
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
1.78%

Original NVD Description

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.

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