CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-9353

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

In Wireshark versions 2.2.0 to 2.2.6, the IPv6 dissector could crash. This was addressed by validating an IPv6 address.

Risk Assessment

The crash of the IPv6 dissector may lead to interruptions in network traffic analysis, affecting the ability to monitor and diagnose network issues.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Wireshark to a version where the issue has been fixed to avoid potential crashes.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS