PT-2017-11987 · Wireshark+2 · Wireshark+2

Published 2017-07-18 · Updated 2024-06-15 · CVE-2017-11406

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Wireshark versions 2.0.0 through 2.0.13 Wireshark versions 2.2.0 through 2.2.7

Description The issue is related to the DOCSIS dissector in Wireshark, which could enter an infinite loop due to invalid Frame Control parameter values. This was fixed by rejecting such invalid values in the packet-docsis.c file.

Recommendations For Wireshark versions 2.0.0 through 2.0.13, update to a version where the fix for the DOCSIS dissector has been applied. For Wireshark versions 2.2.0 through 2.2.7, update to a version where the fix for the DOCSIS dissector has been applied.

Fix

Infinite Loop

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-835

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2017-1920

ALT-PU-2018-2487

CVE-2017-11406

DLA-1634-1

MGASA-2017-0219

MGASA-2017-0226

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:11513-1

SUSE-SU-2017:2032-1

SUSE-SU-2017:2033-1

SUSE-SU-2017_2032-1

SUSE-SU-2017_2033-1

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Suse

Wireshark

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