CVE-2017-7703
In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.5 and 2.0.0 to 2.0.11, the IMAP dissector could crash, triggered by packet injection or a malformed capture file. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-imap.c by
02 Description
In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.5 and 2.0.0 to 2.0.11, the IMAP dissector could crash, triggered by packet injection or a malformed capture file. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-imap.c by
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 3.25% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 87.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2017-04-12 23:00Z9 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-05 16:12Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2017-04-11
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-74Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')Class
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 7c8d6b705aef9035c4ff7063022f6c7b9f4aa7aeb52849e6f025b34c704e35f0
05 Affected products
06 References
- code.wireshark.orghttps://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=671e32820ab29d41d712cc8a472eab9b672684d9
- lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20190115 [SECURITY] [DLA 1634-1] wireshark security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00010.html
- www.securitytracker.com1038262http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038262
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-201706-12https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-12
- www.wireshark.orghttps://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2017-12.html
- www.securityfocus.com97636http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97636
- bugs.wireshark.orghttps://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13466
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- wireshark Fixed in 2.2.6+g32dac6a-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- wireshark Fixed in 2.2.6+g32dac6a-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- wireshark Fixed in 2.2.6+g32dac6a-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- wireshark Fixed in 2.6.3-1~ubuntu14.04.1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- wireshark Fixed in 2.6.3-1~ubuntu16.04.1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- wireshark Fixed in 2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.