CVE-2017-9766

7.5 HIGH

Published: June 21, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026

Description

In Wireshark 2.2.7, PROFINET IO data with a high recursion depth allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack exhaustion) in the dissect_IODWriteReq function in plugins/profinet/packet-dcerpc-pn-io.c.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99187

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13811

Source: cve@mitre.org

Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory

https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d6e888400ba64de3147d1111a4c23edf389b0000

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00010.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing List Third Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99187

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13811

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory

https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d6e888400ba64de3147d1111a4c23edf389b0000

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00010.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Mailing List Third Party Advisory

8 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score

7.5 / 10.0

EPSS (Exploit Probability)

3.8%

89th percentile

Exploitation Status

Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-674

Affected Vendors

debian wireshark

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