CVE-2017-13766
In Wireshark 2.4.0 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.8, the Profinet I/O dissector could crash with an out-of...
In Wireshark 2.4.0 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.8, the Profinet I/O dissector could crash with an out-of-bounds write. This was addressed in plugins/profinet/packet-dcerpc-pn-io.c by adding string validation.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
7.5
In Wireshark 2.4.0 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.8, the Profinet I/O dissector could crash with an out-of-bounds write. This was addressed in plugins/profinet/packet-dcerpc-pn-io.c by adding string validation.
- Record
CVE-2017-13766- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
In Wireshark 2.4.0 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.8, the Profinet I/O dissector could crash with an out-of-bounds write. This was addressed in plugins/profinet/packet-dcerpc-pn-io.c by adding string validation.
- Record
CVE-2017-13766- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-5281 No score
In Wireshark 2.4.0 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.8, the Profinet I/O dissector could crash with an out-of-bounds write. This was addressed in plugins/profinet/packet-dcerpc-pn-io.c by adding string validation.
- Record
EUVD-2017-5281- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8v46-667r-cgvm
7.5
In Wireshark 2.4.0 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.8, the Profinet I/O dissector could crash with an out-of...
In Wireshark 2.4.0 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.8, the Profinet I/O dissector could crash with an out-of-bounds write. This was addressed in plugins/profinet/packet-dcerpc-pn-io.c by adding string validation.
- Record
GHSA-8v46-667r-cgvm- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2017-13766
7.5
In Wireshark 2.4.0 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.8, the Profinet I/O dissector could crash with an out-of-bounds write. This was addressed in plugins/profinet/packet-dcerpc-pn-io.c by adding string validation.
- Record
ALPINE-CVE-2017-13766- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
7.5
In Wireshark 2.4.0 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.8, the Profinet I/O dissector could crash with an out-of-bounds write. This was addressed in plugins/profinet/packet-dcerpc-pn-io.c by adding string validation.
- Record
CVE-2017-13766- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2017-13766
7.5
In Wireshark 2.4.0 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.8, the Profinet I/O dissector could crash with an out-of-bounds write. This was addressed in plugins/profinet/packet-dcerpc-pn-io.c by adding string validation.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2017-13766- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-13766
7.5
In Wireshark 2.4.0 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.8, the Profinet I/O dissector could crash with an out-of-bounds write. This was addressed in plugins/profinet/packet-dcerpc-pn-io.c by adding string validation.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2017-13766- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2017-0328 No score
Updated wireshark packages fix security vulnerability
The wireshark package has been updated to version 2.2.9, which fixes a few security issues where a malformed packet trace could cause it to crash or go into an infinite loop, and fixes several other bugs as well. See the release notes for details.
- Record
MGASA-2017-0328- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:11513-1 No score
libwireshark14-3.4.8-1.2 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the libwireshark14-3.4.8-1.2 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:11513-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2017:2555-1 No score
Security update for wireshark
This update for wireshark to version 2.2.9 fixes several issues.
These security issues were fixed:
- CVE-2017-13767: The MSDP dissector could have gone into an infinite loop. This was addressed by adding length validation (bsc#1056248).
- CVE-2017-13766: The Profinet I/O dissector could have crash with an out-of-bounds write. This was addressed by adding string validation (bsc#1056249).
- CVE-2017-13765: The IrCOMM dissector had a buffer over-read and application crash. This was addressed by adding length validation (bsc#1056251).
- CVE-2017-9766: PROFINET IO data with a high recursion depth allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack exhaustion) in the dissect_IODWriteReq function (bsc#1045341).
- CVE-2017-9617: Deeply nested DAAP data may have cause stack exhaustion (uncontrolled recursion) in the dissect_daap_one_tag function in the DAAP dissector (bsc#1044417).
- Record
SUSE-SU-2017:2555-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2018:0054-1 No score
Security update for wireshark
This update for wireshark to version 2.2.11 fixes several issues.
These security issues were fixed:
- CVE-2017-13767: The MSDP dissector could have gone into an infinite loop. This was addressed by adding length validation (bsc#1056248)
- CVE-2017-13766: The Profinet I/O dissector could have crash with an out-of-bounds write. This was addressed by adding string validation (bsc#1056249)
- CVE-2017-13765: The IrCOMM dissector had a buffer over-read and application crash. This was addressed by adding length validation (bsc#1056251)
- CVE-2017-9766: PROFINET IO data with a high recursion depth allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack exhaustion) in the dissect_IODWriteReq function (bsc#1045341)
- CVE-2017-9617: Deeply nested DAAP data may have cause stack exhaustion (uncontrolled recursion) in the dissect_daap_one_tag function in the DAAP dissector (bsc#1044417)
- CVE-2017-15192: The BT ATT dissector could crash. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-btatt.c by considering a case where not all of the BTATT packets have the same encapsulation level. (bsc#1062645)
- CVE-2017-15193: The MBIM dissector could crash or exhaust system memory. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-mbim.c by changing the memory-allocation approach. (bsc#1062645)
- CVE-2017-15191: The DMP dissector could crash. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-dmp.c by validating a string length. (bsc#1062645)
- CVE-2017-17083: NetBIOS dissector could crash. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-netbios.c by ensuring that write operations are bounded by the beginning of a buffer. (bsc#1070727)
- CVE-2017-17084: IWARP_MPA dissector could crash. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-iwarp-mpa.c by validating a ULPDU length. (bsc#1070727)
- CVE-2017-17085: the CIP Safety dissector could crash. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-cipsafety.c by validating the packet length. (bsc#1070727)
- Record
SUSE-SU-2018:0054-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
wiresharkAlpine:v3.5 |
before 2.2.9-r0 | 2.2.9-r0 |
wiresharkDebian:12 |
before 2.4.1-1 | 2.4.1-1 |
wiresharkDebian:13 |
before 2.4.1-1 | 2.4.1-1 |
wiresharkDebian:14 |
before 2.4.1-1 | 2.4.1-1 |
wiresharkMageia:6 |
before 2.2.9-1.mga6 | 2.2.9-1.mga6 |
wiresharkSUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2 From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 2.2.9-48.9.2 | 2.2.9-48.9.2 |
wiresharkSUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 2.2.9-48.9.2 | 2.2.9-48.9.2 |
wiresharkSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2 From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 2.2.9-48.9.2 | 2.2.9-48.9.2 |
wiresharkSUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP2 From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 2.2.9-48.9.2 | 2.2.9-48.9.2 |
wiresharkSUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3 From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 2.2.9-48.9.2 | 2.2.9-48.9.2 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
wiresharkSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 2.2.9-48.9.2 | 2.2.9-48.9.2 |
wiresharkSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 2.2.9-48.9.2 | 2.2.9-48.9.2 |
wiresharkSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 2.2.9-48.9.2 | 2.2.9-48.9.2 |
wiresharkSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 2.2.9-48.9.2 | 2.2.9-48.9.2 |
libsmiSUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 From an advisory covering 11 CVEs |
before 0.4.5-2.7.2.1 | 0.4.5-2.7.2.1 |
portaudioSUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 From an advisory covering 11 CVEs |
before 19-234.18.1 | 19-234.18.1 |
wiresharkSUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 From an advisory covering 11 CVEs |
before 2.2.11-40.14.5 | 2.2.11-40.14.5 |
libsmiSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 From an advisory covering 11 CVEs |
before 0.4.5-2.7.2.1 | 0.4.5-2.7.2.1 |
portaudioSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 From an advisory covering 11 CVEs |
before 19-234.18.1 | 19-234.18.1 |
wiresharkSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 From an advisory covering 11 CVEs |
before 2.2.11-40.14.5 | 2.2.11-40.14.5 |
libsmiSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 From an advisory covering 11 CVEs |
before 0.4.5-2.7.2.1 | 0.4.5-2.7.2.1 |
portaudioSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 From an advisory covering 11 CVEs |
before 19-234.18.1 | 19-234.18.1 |
wiresharkSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 From an advisory covering 11 CVEs |
before 2.2.11-40.14.5 | 2.2.11-40.14.5 |
wiresharkUbuntu:14.04:LTS |
before 2.6.3-1~ubuntu14.04.1, plus listed versions 1.10.2-11.10.3-11.10.5-1ubuntu11.10.5-21.10.6-11.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u11ubuntu0.14.04.1 |
2.6.3-1~ubuntu14.04.1 |
wiresharkUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
before 2.6.3-1~ubuntu16.04.1, plus listed versions 1.12.7+g7fc8978-11.12.8+g5b6e543-22.0.1+g59ea380-3build12.0.2+ga16e22e-12.2.6+g32dac6a-2ubuntu0.16.04 |
2.6.3-1~ubuntu16.04.1 |
wiresharkUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
before 2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1, plus listed versions 2.4.2-12.4.3-12.4.4-12.4.5-1 |
2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1 |
wiresharkopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 163 CVEs |
before 3.4.8-1.2 | 3.4.8-1.2 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-13766 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Wireshark, published August 30, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.00%, the 80th percentile. Fixed in wireshark 2.2.9-r0.
References
code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=af7b093ca528516c14247acb545046199d30843e
wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2017-39.html
debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4060
securityfocus.com/bid/100542
bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13847
code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2096bc1e5078732543e0a3ee115a2ce520a72bbc
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securitytracker.com/id/1039254
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-13766
code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=2096bc1e5078732543e0a3ee115a2ce520a72bbc
code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=af7b093ca528516c14247acb545046199d30843e
github.com/advisories/GHSA-8v46-667r-cgvm
security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2017-13766
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-13766
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2017-0328.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=21642
wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2017-38.html
wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2017-41.html
wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-2.2.9.html
wireshark.org/news/20170829.html
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2017/suse-su-20172555-1
bugzilla.suse.com/1044417
bugzilla.suse.com/1045341
bugzilla.suse.com/1056248
bugzilla.suse.com/1056249
bugzilla.suse.com/1056251
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-13765
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-13766
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-13767
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-9617
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-9766
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2018/suse-su-20180054-1
bugzilla.suse.com/1062645
bugzilla.suse.com/1070727
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-15191
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-15192
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-15193
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-17083
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-17084
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-17085
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-13766
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-13766
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-1932
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-4574
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-4805
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-5468
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-5469
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-5740
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-0456
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-0457
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-0458
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-0459
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-11406
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-11407
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-11408
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-13764
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-15189
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-15190
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5596
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5597
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5753
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-6467
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-6468
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-6469
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-6470
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-6471
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-6472
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-6473
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-6474
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7700
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7701
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7702
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7703
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7704
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7705
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7745
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7746
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7747
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7748
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-9343
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-9344
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-9345
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-9346
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-9347
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-9348
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-9349
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-9350
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-9351
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-9352
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-9353
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-9354
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-11354
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-11355
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-11356
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-11357
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-11358
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-11359
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-11360
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-11361
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-11362
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-12086
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-14339
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-14340
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-14341
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-14342
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-14343
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-14344
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-14367
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-14368
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-14369
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-14370
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-16056
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-16057
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-16058
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-18225
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-18226
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-18227
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-19622
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-19623
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-19624
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-19625
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-19626
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-19627
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-19628
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-5334
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-5335
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-5336
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-7320
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-7321
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-7325
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-7329
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-7333
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-7334
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-7335
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-7336
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-7337
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-7417
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-7418
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-7419
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-7420
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-9256
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-9257
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-9258
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-9260
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-9261
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-9262
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-9263
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-9264
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-9265
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-9269
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-9273
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-10894
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-10895
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-10896
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-10897
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-10898
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-10899
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-10900
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-10901
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-10902
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-10903
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-13619
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-16319
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-19553
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-5716
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-5717
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-5718
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-5719
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-5721
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-9208
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-9209
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-9214
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-11647
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-13164
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-15466
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-17498
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-25862
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-25863
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-25866
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-26418
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-26419
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-26420
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-26421
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-26422
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-26575
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-28030
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-7044
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-9428
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-9429
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-9430
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-9431
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-22173
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-22174
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-22191
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-22207
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-22235