CVE-2017-15189
published 2017-10-10CVE-2017-15189: 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.
PriorityP434high7.5CVSS 3.0
AVNACLPRNUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
1.69%
74.6th percentile
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.
Affected
7 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | wireshark | < wireshark 2.4.2-1 (bookworm) | wireshark 2.4.2-1 (bookworm) |
| wireshark | wireshark | — | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | — | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | >= 0 < 2.4.2-1 | 2.4.2-1 |
| wireshark | wireshark | >= 0 < 2.4.2-1 | 2.4.2-1 |
| wireshark | wireshark | >= 0 < 2.4.2-1 | 2.4.2-1 |
| wireshark | wireshark | >= 0 < 2.4.2-1 | 2.4.2-1 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.07.5HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvdv2.05.0MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
osv7.5HIGH
vendor_debian7.5LOW
vendor_redhat7.5HIGH
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Red Hat
wireshark: DOCSIS infinite loop
vendor_redhat·2017-10-10·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2017-15189 [HIGH] CWE-835 wireshark: DOCSIS infinite loop
wireshark: DOCSIS infinite loop
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.
Package: wireshark (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Will not fix
Package: wireshark (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Will not fix
Debian
CVE-2017-15189: wireshark - In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.1, the DOCSIS dissector could go into an infinite loop...
vendor_debian·2017·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2017-15189 [HIGH] CVE-2017-15189: wireshark - In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.1, the DOCSIS dissector could go into an infinite loop...
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.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 2.4.2-1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 2.4.2-1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 2.4.2-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 2.4.2-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 2.4.2-1)
GHSA
GHSA-jxq9-fc2m-r42j: In Wireshark 2
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-13
CVE-2017-15189 [HIGH] CWE-772 GHSA-jxq9-fc2m-r42j: In Wireshark 2
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.
OSV
CVE-2017-15189: In Wireshark 2
osv·2017-10-10·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2017-15189 [HIGH] CVE-2017-15189: In Wireshark 2
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.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-15189 wireshark: DOCSIS infinite loop
bugzilla·2017-10-11·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2017-15189 [HIGH] CVE-2017-15189 wireshark: DOCSIS infinite loop
CVE-2017-15189 wireshark: DOCSIS infinite loop
It may be possible to make Wireshark consume excessive CPU resources by injecting a malformed packet onto the wire or by convincing someone to read a malformed packet trace file.
Upstream bug:
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14080
Upstream patch:
https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=625bab309d9dd21db2d8ae2aa3511810d32842a8
External References:
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2017-46.html
Discussion:
Created wireshark tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1500769]
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-15189 CVE-2017-15190 CVE-2017-15191 CVE-2017-15192 CVE-2017-15193 wireshark: various flaws [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2017-10-11·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2017-15189 [HIGH] CVE-2017-15189 CVE-2017-15190 CVE-2017-15191 CVE-2017-15192 CVE-2017-15193 wireshark: various flaws [fedora-all]
CVE-2017-15189 CVE-2017-15190 CVE-2017-15191 CVE-2017-15192 CVE-2017-15193 wireshark: various flaws [fedora-all]
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NOTE: this issue
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101228https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14080https://code.wireshark.org/review/23663https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=625bab309d9dd21db2d8ae2aa3511810d32842a8https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2017-46.htmlhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101228https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14080https://code.wireshark.org/review/23663https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=625bab309d9dd21db2d8ae2aa3511810d32842a8https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2017-46.html
2017-10-10
Published