High severity · published Jul 18, 2017
CVE-2017-11406
In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.7 and 2.0.0 to 2.0.13, the DOCSIS dissector could go into an infinite loop
7.5
CVSS
2.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.7 and 2.0.0 to 2.0.13, the DOCSIS dissector could go into an infinite loop. This was addressed in plugins/docsis/packet-docsis.c by rejecting invalid Frame Control parameter values.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.9% · higher than 87% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
8.0 · source: NVD
WI
Wireshark · Wireshark
2.0.0 through 2.0.13; 2.2.0 through 2.2.7 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11406
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-11406
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99903
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038966
Issue Tracking
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13797
code.wireshark.org
https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=250216263c3a3f2c651e80d9c6b3dc0adc53dc2c
Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00010.html
Vendor Advisory
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2017-36.html
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