CVE-2017-15189 log
| Source |
|
| Severity | Medium |
| Remote | Yes |
| Type | Denial of service |
| Description | An infinite loop flaw has been discovered in wireshark before 2.4.2 in the DOCSIS dissector leading to excessive consumption of CPU resources by injecting a malformed packet onto the wire or by convincing someone to read a malformed packet trace file. |
| Group | Package | Affected | Fixed | Severity | Status | Ticket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVG-440 | wireshark-cli | 2.4.1-1 | 2.4.2-1 | Medium | Fixed |
| Date | Advisory | Group | Package | Severity | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Oct 2017 | ASA-201710-14 | AVG-440 | wireshark-cli | Medium | denial of service |
| References |
|---|
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2017-46.html https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14080 https://code.wireshark.org/review/#/c/23663/ |