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Vulnerability details: VCID-nb77-b38w-fkfv
Vulnerability ID VCID-nb77-b38w-fkfv
Aliases CVE-2017-7705
Summary Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Wireshark, the worst of which allows remote attackers to cause a Denial of Service condition.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 7.0
Risk 3.5
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (1)
CWE-835 Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
System Score Found at
cvssv3 5.9 https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2017-7705.json
epss 0.0053 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-7705
epss 0.0053 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-7705
epss 0.0053 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-7705
epss 0.0053 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-7705
epss 0.0053 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-7705
epss 0.0053 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-7705
epss 0.0053 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-7705
epss 0.0053 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-7705
epss 0.00533 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-7705
cvssv2 7.1 https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
cvssv3 7.5 https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
cvssv2 7.8 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7705
cvssv3 7.5 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7705
Reference id Reference type URL
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2017-7705.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-7705
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13558
https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=08d392bbecc8fb666bf979e70a34536007b83ea2
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-7705
https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2017-15.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97630
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038262
1441972 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1441972
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2017-7705 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7705
GLSA-201706-12 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-12
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Found at https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2017-7705.json
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C Found at https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

high

functional

unproven

proof_of_concept

not_defined

local

adjacent_network

network

high

medium

low

multiple

single

none

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Found at https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7705
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

high

functional

unproven

proof_of_concept

not_defined

local

adjacent_network

network

high

medium

low

multiple

single

none

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7705
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.67162
EPSS Score 0.0053
Published At April 1, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-01T12:58:47.135315+00:00 Gentoo Importer Import https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-12 38.0.0