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.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.5
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| 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 wiresharkUpgrade wireshark-liteUpgrade tsharkUpgrade tshark-liteUpgrade wireshark-qt5 | Mar 5, 2018 | Mar 4, 2018 |
| Oracle Solaris | — | Upgrade diagnostic/wireshark/wireshark-common to version 2.4.5-0.175.3.30.0.4.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade diagnostic/wireshark/tshark 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 libwiretap7Upgrade libwireshark8Upgrade libwiretap10Upgrade libwsutil8Upgrade libwsutil11Upgrade libwsutil7Upgrade libwiretap6Upgrade wireshark-develUpgrade wireshark-ui-qtUpgrade libwireshark13Upgrade wireshark-gtkUpgrade libwireshark9Upgrade wiresharkUpgrade libwscodecs1 | 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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