# CVE-2017-17085: Denial of service in n/a

> A remote attacker can crash Wireshark by sending a malformed CIP Safety packet, requiring users to upgrade to a patched version.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 1 Dec 2017
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** ALPINE-CVE-2017-17085, DEBIAN-CVE-2017-17085, GHSA-qw95-4jrg-j479, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17085

## What is CVE-2017-17085?

CVE-2017-17085 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 1 Dec 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.2 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.10, the CIP Safety dissector could crash. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-cipsafety.c by validating the packet length.

Weakness: CWE-754 (Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-17085?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Debian Debian Linux, Wireshark Wireshark.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-17085?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2017-17085 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2017-17085 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Wireshark 2.4.0 < 2.4.2 / 2.2.0 < 2.2.10 - CIP Safety Dissector Crash (exploitdb)

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-17085 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-17085 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 1 Dec 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2017-17085 exists.

Affected product: Debian Debian Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-17085/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-17085/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-17085
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-17085
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-17085

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