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CVE-2017-11406

Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

Published: Jul 18, 2017 | Modified: Nov 07, 2023
CVSS 3.x
7.5
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.x
7.8 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
5.9 MODERATE
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11406
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/835.html

In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.7 and 2.0.0 to 2.0.13, the DOCSIS dissector could go into an infinite loop. This was addressed in plugins/docsis/packet-docsis.c by rejecting invalid Frame Control parameter values.

Weakness

The product contains an iteration or loop with an exit condition that cannot be reached, i.e., an infinite loop.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Wireshark Wireshark 2.0.0 (including) 2.0.13 (including)
Wireshark Ubuntu artful *
Wireshark Ubuntu bionic *
Wireshark Ubuntu trusty *
Wireshark Ubuntu upstream *
Wireshark Ubuntu xenial *
Wireshark Ubuntu yakkety *
Wireshark Ubuntu zesty *

References

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