Wireshark DOCSIS Dissector CVE-2017-11406 Denial of Service Vulnerability

BID:99903

Info

Wireshark DOCSIS Dissector CVE-2017-11406 Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 99903
Class: Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE: CVE-2017-11406
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jul 18 2017 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 18 2017 12:00AM
Credit: Buildbot Builder
Vulnerable: Wireshark Wireshark 2.2.7
Wireshark Wireshark 2.2.6
Wireshark Wireshark 2.2.5
Wireshark Wireshark 2.2.4
Wireshark Wireshark 2.2.3
Wireshark Wireshark 2.2.2
Wireshark Wireshark 2.2.1
Wireshark Wireshark 2.2
Wireshark Wireshark 2.0.13
Wireshark Wireshark 2.0.12
Wireshark Wireshark 2.0.11
Wireshark Wireshark 2.0.10
Wireshark Wireshark 2.0.9
Wireshark Wireshark 2.0.8
Wireshark Wireshark 2.0.7
Wireshark Wireshark 2.0.6
Wireshark Wireshark 2.0.5
Wireshark Wireshark 2.0.3
Wireshark Wireshark 2.0.2
Wireshark Wireshark 2.0.4
Wireshark Wireshark 2.0.1
Wireshark Wireshark 2.0.0
Redhat Enterprise Linux 7
Redhat Enterprise Linux 6
+ Trustix Secure Enterprise Linux 2.0
+ Trustix Secure Linux 2.2
+ Trustix Secure Linux 2.1
+ Trustix Secure Linux 2.0
Not Vulnerable: Wireshark Wireshark 2.2.8
Wireshark Wireshark 2.0.14

Discussion

Wireshark DOCSIS Dissector CVE-2017-11406 Denial of Service Vulnerability

Wireshark is prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability.

An attacker may exploit this issue to exhaust the resources, resulting in a denial-of-service condition.

Wireshark 2.2.0 through 2.2.7 and 2.0.0 through 2.0.13 are vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

Wireshark DOCSIS Dissector CVE-2017-11406 Denial of Service Vulnerability

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

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