Description
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.
Metrics
CVSS 3.0 7.5/10
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HAffected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103164Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14446Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=511a8b0b546d25413e289dc5a7d3a455a33994c2
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/04/msg00018.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-08.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103164Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14446Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=511a8b0b546d25413e289dc5a7d3a455a33994c2
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/04/msg00018.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-08.htmlVendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Feb 23, 2018
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified