CVEvulnerability
CVE-2017-15189
7.5 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2017-10-10
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
- 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 ([email protected])
- 5.0 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- Weaknesses
- CWE-772
Description
In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.1, the DOCSIS dissector could go into an infinite loop. This was addressed in plugins/docsis/packet-docsis.c by adding decrements.
Affected configurations
• wireshark wireshark 2.4.0
• wireshark wireshark 2.4.1
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-772 Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime weakness
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101228 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14080 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/23663 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=625bab309d9dd21db2d8ae2aa3511810d32842a8 code.wireshark.org
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2017-46.html Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101228 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14080 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/23663 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=625bab309d9dd21db2d8ae2aa3511810d32842a8 code.wireshark.org
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2017-46.html Vendor Advisory