vulnerability
Ubuntu: (CVE-2017-15189): wireshark vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Oct 10, 2017 | Nov 19, 2024 | Aug 19, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Oct 10, 2017
Added
Nov 19, 2024
Modified
Aug 19, 2025
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.
Solution
ubuntu-upgrade-wireshark
References
- CVE-2017-15189
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2017-15189
- CWE-772
- 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;a=commit;h=625bab309d9dd21db2d8ae2aa3511810d32842a8
- URL-https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-15189
- URL-https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2017-46.html
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