In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.4, the DOCSIS protocol dissector could crash. This was addressed in plugins/docsis/packet-docsis.c by removing the recursive algorithm that had been used for concatenated PDUs.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade wireshark | Nov 8, 2019 | Feb 23, 2018 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade wireshark | Feb 19, 2019 | Feb 23, 2018 |
| F5 Big Ip | — | Update F5 BIG-IP to the latest version | Jun 17, 2026 | Mar 22, 2018 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade wireshark-liteUpgrade wiresharkUpgrade wireshark-qt5Upgrade tshark-liteUpgrade tshark | Mar 5, 2018 | Mar 4, 2018 |
| Oracle Solaris | — | Upgrade diagnostic/wireshark/tshark to version 2.4.5-0.175.3.30.0.4.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade diagnostic/wireshark/wireshark-common to version 2.4.5-0.175.3.30.0.4.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade diagnostic/wireshark to version 2.4.5-0.175.3.30.0.4.0 on Solaris 11.3 | Mar 21, 2018 | Feb 23, 2018 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade libwscodecs1Upgrade libwireshark9Upgrade libwiretap6Upgrade libwireshark13Upgrade wireshark-develUpgrade wireshark-gtkUpgrade libwsutil7Upgrade wireshark-ui-qtUpgrade wiresharkUpgrade libwsutil8Upgrade libwiretap10Upgrade libwireshark8Upgrade libwiretap7Upgrade libwsutil11 | Feb 27, 2018 | Feb 23, 2018 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade wireshark | Nov 19, 2024 | Feb 23, 2018 |
| Wireshark | — | Upgrade to Wireshark version 2.4.5 | Feb 26, 2018 | Feb 23, 2018 |
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