High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Oct 10, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2017-15189
CVE-2017-15189
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.
Affected products
2Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
5- code.wireshark.org/review/23663nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/101228nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
- www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2017-46.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- code.wireshark.org/review/gitwebnvd
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