vulnerability
Arch Linux: Denial of service (CVE-2017-15189)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Oct 10, 2017 | Jul 11, 2025 | Nov 27, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Oct 10, 2017
Added
Jul 11, 2025
Modified
Nov 27, 2025
Description
An infinite loop flaw has been discovered in wireshark before 2.4.2 in the DOCSIS dissector leading to excessive consumption of CPU resources by injecting a malformed packet onto the wire or by convincing someone to read a malformed packet trace file.
Solution
arch-linux-upgrade-latest
References
- CVE-2017-15189
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2017-15189
- URL-http://seclists.org/wireshark/2017/Oct/27
- URL-http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101228
- URL-https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14080
- URL-https://code.wireshark.org/review/23663
- URL-https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=625bab309d9dd21db2d8ae2aa3511810d32842a8
- URL-https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201710-14
- URL-https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2017-46.html
- CWE-772
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