wireshark: DHCP dissector read overflow (wnpa-sec-2017-24)
Published Jun 2, 2017
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.83%
Description
In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.6 and 2.0.0 to 2.0.12, the DHCP dissector could read past the end of a buffer. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-bootp.c by extracting the Vendor Class Identifier more carefully.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
wireshark
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
wireshark
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | wireshark | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | wireshark | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.83% (0.02829) | 86.11th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.83% (0.02829) | 84.72th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.60% (0.00604) | 67.06th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 1.92% (0.01915) | 72.34th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.60% (0.00604) | 67.74th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.41% (0.00407) | 74.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.34% (0.00341) | 70.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.34% (0.00341) | 67.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.43% (0.00431) | 70.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.18% (0.01183) | 61.76th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.18% (0.01183) | 35.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.86% (0.01865) | 48.06th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.86% (0.01865) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (12)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98808 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038612 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-9351 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=1153 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=1183 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13609 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13628 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1458138 Issue Tracking
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a6e033c14da13bd5f72dfe07a347586517639d12 x_refsource_MISC
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9351
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-9351
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2017-24.html x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.