CVE-2017-11406
high
CVSS v3
7.5
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
7.5
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
83%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| arch | fixed | 2.2.8-1 | |
| debian | 8.0 | affected | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 2.4.0-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 2.4.0-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 2.4.0-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 2.4.0-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 2.4.0-1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| wireshark | wireshark | {"startIncluding":"2.0.0","endIncluding":"2.0.13"} | |
References
- https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201707-28
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99903
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038966
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13797
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=250216263c3a3f2c651e80d9c6b3dc0adc53dc2c
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00010.html
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2017-36.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-11406
CWEs
CWE-835
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.