CVE-2017-17085
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2017-17085 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2017-12-01 08:29:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC |
| Description | In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.2 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.10, the CIP Safety dissector could crash. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-cipsafety.c by validating the packet length. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.0 7.5 HIGH from [email protected]
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS: 0.065910000 probability, percentile 0.912620000 (date 2026-05-14)
Problem Types: CWE-754 | n/a
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 7.5 | HIGH | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| 2.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
CVSS v3.0 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
PartialAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 8.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 9.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wireshark | Wireshark | 2.2.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wireshark | Wireshark | 2.2.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wireshark | Wireshark | 2.2.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wireshark | Wireshark | 2.2.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wireshark | Wireshark | 2.2.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wireshark | Wireshark | 2.2.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wireshark | Wireshark | 2.2.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wireshark | Wireshark | 2.2.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wireshark | Wireshark | 2.2.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wireshark | Wireshark | 2.2.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wireshark | Wireshark | 2.2.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wireshark | Wireshark | 2.4.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wireshark | Wireshark | 2.4.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wireshark | Wireshark | 2.4.2 | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-4060-1 wireshark | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | Third Party Advisory |
| [SECURITY] [DLA 1226-1] wireshark security update | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.debian.org | |
| Wireshark · wnpa-sec-2017-49 · CIP Safety dissector crash | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.wireshark.org | Vendor Advisory |
| code.wireshark Code Review - wireshark.git/commit | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | code.wireshark.org | |
| Wireshark 'epan/dissectors/packet-cipsafety.c' Denial of Service Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| 14250 – Buildbot crash output: fuzz-2017-11-28-28119.pcap | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugs.wireshark.org | Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory |
| Wireshark 2.4.0 < 2.4.2 / 2.2.0 < 2.2.10 - CIP Safety Dissector Crash - Multiple dos Exploit | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.exploit-db.com | |
| code.wireshark Code Review - wireshark.git/commit | MITRE | code.wireshark.org | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Legacy QID Mappings
- 501305 Alpine Linux Security Update for wireshark