Wireshark DOCSIS Dissector CVE-2018-7337 Denial of Service Vulnerability

BID:103164

CVE-2018-7337 |

Info

Wireshark DOCSIS Dissector CVE-2018-7337 Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 103164
Class: Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE: CVE-2018-7337
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Feb 23 2018 12:00AM
Updated: Feb 23 2018 12:00AM
Credit: Jakub Zawadzki
Vulnerable: Wireshark Wireshark 2.4.4
Wireshark Wireshark 2.4.3
Wireshark Wireshark 2.4.1
Wireshark Wireshark 2.4
Wireshark Wireshark 2.4.2
Not Vulnerable: Wireshark Wireshark 2.4.5

Discussion

Wireshark DOCSIS Dissector CVE-2018-7337 Denial of Service Vulnerability

Wireshark is prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability because it fails to properly handle certain types of packets.

An attacker can leverage this issue to crash the affected application, denying service to legitimate users.

Wireshark versions 2.4.0 through 2.4.4 are vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

Wireshark DOCSIS Dissector CVE-2018-7337 Denial of Service Vulnerability

A sample packet trace file is available in the Wireshark bug report. Please see the references for more information.

References

Wireshark DOCSIS Dissector CVE-2018-7337 Denial of Service Vulnerability

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