PT-2018-18040 · Wireshark+2 · Wireshark+2
Jakub Zawadzki
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Published
2018-02-23
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Updated
2024-06-15
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CVE-2018-7337
CVSS v3.1
7.5
High
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Wireshark versions 2.4.0 through 2.4.4
Description
The issue is related to the DOCSIS protocol dissector, which could cause a crash in the affected versions. The problem was due to a recursive algorithm used for concatenated PDUs.
Recommendations
For Wireshark versions 2.4.0 through 2.4.4, the issue was addressed by removing the recursive algorithm in the plugins/docsis/packet-docsis.c file. Update to a version where this fix has been applied to resolve the issue.
Fix
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Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Alt Linux
Suse
Wireshark