CVE-2017-15189
high
CVSS v3
7.5
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
7.5
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| arch | fixed | 2.4.2-1 | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 2.4.2-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 2.4.2-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 2.4.2-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 2.4.2-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 2.4.2-1 |
References
- https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201710-14
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101228
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14080
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/23663
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=625bab309d9dd21db2d8ae2aa3511810d32842a8
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2017-46.html
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-15189.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-15189
CWEs
CWE-772
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.