# CVE-2017-17997: In Wireshark before 2.2.12, the MRDISC dissector misuses a NULL pointer and crashes.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-12-30 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

In Wireshark before 2.2.12, the MRDISC dissector misuses a NULL pointer and crashes. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-mrdisc.c by validating an IPv4 address. This vulnerability is similar to CVE-2017-9343.

## What to do

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## References

- https://code.wireshark.org/review/#/c/25063/
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=80a695869c9aef2fb473d9361da068022be7cb50
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-02.html
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14299
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00010.html

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