High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Dec 30, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2017-17997
CVE-2017-17997
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.
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
5- bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
- code.wireshark.org/review/nvdIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00010.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-02.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- code.wireshark.org/review/gitwebnvd
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