Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2017-9353 is a Wireshark crash bug in the IPv6 packet parser affecting versions 2.2.0 through 2.2.6. A crafted or malformed capture could crash Wireshark, interrupting analysis work. The provided sources do not indicate data theft, code execution, or active exploitation. Exposure is limited to systems running Wireshark 2.2.0 through 2.2.6 that open or process untrusted IPv6 traffic captures. Enterprise risk is highest for analysts, SOC workstations, training labs, and automated packet-analysis workflows using affected Wireshark builds. Treat this as a bounded operational resilience issue, not a business-critical breach indicator. Prioritize remediation where Wireshark handles untrusted captures, especially SOC and incident-response endpoints. Upgrade during the next security maintenance window unless affected systems are heavily exposed. Mitigation focus: Identify Wireshark installations running versions 2.2.0 through 2.2.6.; Upgrade to a Wireshark release containing the IPv6 dissector fix.; Check the Wireshark advisory for exact vendor remediation guidance..
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=1303CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- 42123CVE reference · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2017-33.htmlCVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=40b2d475c2ad550c1a0f536d5eb30f2a7404c4f0CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13675CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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