High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Jul 18, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2017-11406
CVE-2017-11406
Description
In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.7 and 2.0.0 to 2.0.13, the DOCSIS dissector could go into an infinite loop. This was addressed in plugins/docsis/packet-docsis.c by rejecting invalid Frame Control parameter values.
Affected products
2- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
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References
6- bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/99903nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1038966nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00010.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2017-36.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- code.wireshark.org/review/gitwebnvd
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