CVE-2017-15189
HIGH severity · CVSS 7.5 · CWE-772
7.5CVSS HIGH
Summary
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.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredNone
User interactionNone
Confidentiality impactNone
Integrity impactNone
Availability impactHigh
Exploit probability (EPSS)2%
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix promptly. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Official patch: https://code.wireshark.org/review/23663 ↗
Additional information
- NVD record
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/23663Patch
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14080Advisory
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2017-46.htmlAdvisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101228Advisory
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=625bab309d9dd21db2d8ae2aa3511810d32842a8