7.5
HIGH
CVE-2017-9766
Wireshark PROFINET IO Data Recursive Denial of Service
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.

INFO

Published Date :

June 21, 2017, 7:29 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 2:50 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-9766 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Wireshark wireshark
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2017-9766.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99187 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13811 Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory
https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d6e888400ba64de3147d1111a4c23edf389b0000
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00010.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2017-9766 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-9766 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d6e888400ba64de3147d1111a4c23edf389b0000 [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=d6e888400ba64de3147d1111a4c23edf389b0000
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-399 CWE-674
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 01, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00010.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00010.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 16, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00010.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 27, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13811 No Types Assigned https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13811 Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99187 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99187 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=d6e888400ba64de3147d1111a4c23edf389b0000 No Types Assigned https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=d6e888400ba64de3147d1111a4c23edf389b0000 Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-399
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 23, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99187 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-9766 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-9766 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.19 }} 0.02%

score

0.56055

percentile

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